L&T Construction Equipment Limited (LTCEL) has dispatched the first batch of 25 special variant Wheel Loaders suitable for operation in harsh terrains – high altitudes and extreme weather conditions to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) an organisation engaged in serving strategic requirements of the nation.
These machines (model L&T 9020) are fitted with ‘Cold Starting Kits’, enabling them to operate in sub-zero temperatures of up to minus 20 degrees. BRO will deploy them to strengthen road infrastructure in Northeast, North and Northwest India.
S N Subrahmanyan, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Larsen & Toubro, said, “These machines are designed and developed by our Product Development Centre at Coimbatore and have more than 90% indigenous content. In line with Government’s vision to promote local manufacturing.”
BRO had invited bids as part of the Government of India’s efforts to build roads and bridges in border areas. LTCEL bagged the prestigious contract for supplying 70 L&T 9020 Wheel Loaders.
Arvind K Garg, Executive Vice President and Head, L&T Construction and Mining Machinery Business (L&T CMB), and Director, LTCEL, said: “LTCEL has been involved in the supply of the indigenous machines for various strategic initiatives of the Indian Government. It has also supplied machines for varied applications required for UN peacekeeping mission, Public Sector Units (PSUs) and the BRO, apart from supplying them in large numbers to private contractors for building India’s infrastructure.”