Mumbai, Jan. 2 -- As per L&T's internal classification, the contract falls under the 'major' category, with an estimated value in the range of Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore.

L&T and SAIL share a long-standing relationship spanning several decades, with the company having executed multiple metallurgical projects across the country. The latest orders further strengthen this partnership and support India's steel capacity expansion and modernisation efforts.

Under SAIL's modernisation and expansion programme, the crude steel capacity of the IISCO Steel Plant at Burnpur, West Bengal, is set to be increased from 2.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 6.5 MTPA. As part of this expansion, L&T's M&M business has been awarded the complete eng...