Patel Engineering, a civil construction company specialised in the hydropower and irrigation sector, has bagged a project worth ₹551 crore at Tumkur in Karnataka.
The company has received a Letter of Acceptance for Tumkur Branch Canal (Package V) Micro Irrigation Project from Visvesvaraya Jala Nigama, which was declared as L1 earlier.
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The company has bagged the project along with the joint venture partner. Its share is ₹281 crore, making the company a 51 per cent partner in the JV.
The Micro Irrigation System project comprises “Survey, design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning comprising gravity bulk feeders, construction of a sump cum pump house, supply and installation of pumping machineries, terminal bay, electrical substation, electric power line, besides other appurtenant works, such as the construction of a Pipe Distribution Network and Drip Irrigation System, including SCADA and Automation to cover an area of 15,090.21 Ha. The project is expected to be completed in 24 months.
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The project is part of the Upper Bhadra Project, which is a major lift irrigation scheme under implementation in the central region of Karnataka.