New Delhi, May 27 -- Dilip Buildcon Ltd, India's eighth-largest engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, now gets more than a fourth of its total business and about a third of its profits from coal mining. The development has helped the company offset a slowdown in the roadway construction business.

At the end of financial year 2025, the Bhopal-based company recorded Rs.3,626 crore from mining projects in its Rs.14,923-crore order book. This marks a significant jump from its 5% share in the FY24 order book. Of the Rs.840-crore net profit in FY25, Rs.265 crore came from coal mining projects.

The proceeds from mining became crucial as three other segments of the company witnessed a slowdown in the previous financial year, ...