Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has been awarded a Rs 165 crore order by the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) for providing a drinking water supply system under the Greater Bangalore Water Supply Project (GBWSP) scheme.According to a release issued by L&T to the BSE today, BWSSB is extending the Cauvery water supply facility to Greater Bangalore encompassing seven city municipalities and one town municipality covering a total area of 240 sq. km."The work, to be completed in 12 months, involves laying a ductile iron pipeline network of 1,600 km and about one lakh house connections. The infrastructure, built under GBWSP, is proposed to be operated and maintained by BWSSB including revenue realisation through a delegated management contract mechanism over a period of five years after the completion of the project," the release said.
