Patel Engineering JV bags contract for Maharashtra irrigation project
Patel Engineering Limited (“PEL”), a Mumbai-based infrastructure company, has been declared the lowest bidder (L1) for a Rs. 249.96 crore irrigation project by the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation. Patel Engineering’s share of the contract is Rs. 99.98 crore. The project involves the construction of a pipeline distribution network for Nira Deoghar Right Bank Main Canal from Km 66 to Km 76 and is slated for completion within 30 months. The project location is in Maharashtra, specifically in the village of Waghoshi to Kapadgaon, Taluka Khandala, District Satara. The contract will be executed in a joint venture, where Patel Engineering holds a 40% share.
Rupen Patel, Chairman and Managing Director of Patel Engineering Limited, commented on the project, stating, “To achieve more crop per drop replacement of existing canals with pipelines or new schemes with pipelines wherever feasible in order to improve irrigation efficiency or to further extend the area of irrigated agriculture is the need of the hour. As there is significant use of water for irrigation, we need to increase water use efficiency in the agriculture sector. This has been made possible by adopting PDN as it overcomes the lacunas of the flow irrigation system viz land acquisition, lavish use of water from the farmers in the upper reaches of the canal and in high cost in hilly areas.”
This Rs. 249.96 crore irrigation project awarded to Patel Engineering by the Maharashtra Krishna Valley Development Corporation aims to enhance the efficiency of water usage in the agriculture sector. With a project completion timeline of 30 months, Patel Engineering’s Rs. 99.98 crore share of the contract underscores the company’s prominent role in infrastructure development. This project will employ pipeline distribution to improve irrigation in Maharashtra, an advancement that the Chairman and Managing Director of Patel Engineering considers critical for increasing water use efficiency in agricultural practices.