L&T Wins ₹5,000-10,000 Crore Orders for Bangladesh's Dhaka Metro Line 1 Systems
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured design-and-build contracts worth between ₹5,000 crore and ₹10,000 crore for two key system packages of Bangladesh's Dhaka Metro Line 1, the country's first underground metro project. The contracts cover track works, electrical systems, signalling, telecommunications, and platform screen doors. Funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency, the 31 km metro line includes 19 stations and aims to provide a modern urban transit solution. L&T previously delivered systems for Dhaka Metro Line 6, currently operational.
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economictimes broke this story on 27 Oct, 04:59 am. Other outlets followed.