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Larsen & Toubro quoted 9 percent above the cost of
Rs508.52 crore estimated by the port authority for the work on a tender, the
lowest among other bidders including Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, sources with
knowledge of the bid said, asking not to be named.
The Board of
Paradip Port Authority is expected to meet this week to clear the bid of Larsen
& Toubro, said one of the sources, an official with
the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, which controls the port,
India’s biggest state-run port by volumes handled.
Breakwater is an
artificial offshore structure built to protect a harbour, anchorage, or marina
basin from water waves.
The port’s harbour basin is protected by two
breakwaters – the south breakwater which is approximately 1,217 metres long and
the north breakwater which is about 538 metres long. The approach channel,
which is 9,800 metres long and 300 metres wide, has a depth of 18.7 metres. The
2,200 metres long and 240 metres wide entrance channel has a depth of 17.1
metres.
“The extension of
the south breakwater by 500 metres and other associated, ancillary works are
being carried out to make the port compliant for handling fully loaded Capesize
ships,” the official said. .
“The extension of the south breakwater and associated
works are being carried out to ensure that it does not collapse when the
approach and entrance channel are deepened to accommodate Capesize ships,” the
source said.
The project is also aimed at decongesting the port,
reducing ocean freight by using Capesize ships, making coal imports cheaper,
and boosting the industrial economy in the hinterland of the port.
