IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd has received a Letter of Award (LoA) from Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd for execution of rural electrification works in Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh.

The Rs 149.68-crore project is to be executed within 18 months on a turnkey basis. The project comes under the Government of India scheme of Rajeev Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) Phase-II. The project is funded by Rural Electrification Corporation.

According to a statement, construction and infrastructure company IL&FS Engineering Services recently won a rural electrification project from Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd in Uttar Pradesh.

The company is already executing rural electrification works for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd and for Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd in Orissa.

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