Infrastructure construction firm Patel Engineering on Monday said it has secured a Rs 118.85 crore order from the Maharashtra government for civil works of Koyna dam. The Mumbai-based firm informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it has bagged the order for civil works of Koyna dam foot power house from the state Water Resources department. "The order is a confirmation of our technology expertise in niche areas," Patel Engineering Director Sonal Patel said. In 1999, Patel Engineering was the first construction company in Asia to have executed double lake tap technology at works for Koyna Stage IV project, she added. The project work also includes construction of tunnels and shaft. The firm has appointed Norway-based Norconsult AS as the consultant to the project.
Source : The Hindu
3rd December, 2007