India's leading engineering and infrastructure Development Company HCC has been awarded INR 1,676.70 million contract for water supply scheme from Kesaria to Sonaria by Gujarat Water Infrastructure. It is an EPC contract for pumped water supply scheme and will be completed in 18 months.

The project aims at transmitting 12,442 million gallons of drinking water drawn from Kesaria to Sonaria through 62 to 28 kilometers long mild steel pipeline from where the enroute rural areas with over 100 villages in Rajula and Una Taluka of Amreli and Junagadh district will be served.

HCC will be responsible for engineering, procurement and construction of all items including civil and associated infrastructure works comprising of supply, installation, testing and commissioning of all electromechanical plant and machinery including pumping station.

HCC will construct two reservoirs, one at Kesaria along with pumping station and second at Veeraval and a 62.28 kilometers pipeline connecting these two reservoirs.

(Sourced from IRIS)