L&T bags contract to construct AIIMS

New Delhi: Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro on Tuesday said it has bagged a project from the government for construction of a new AIIMS building at Rewari, Haryana.

The order has been bagged by the buildings and factories vertical of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Construction from HITES -- a mini Ratna public sector enterprise -- under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. “The scope of work involves civil structure... and external development works including landscaping,” the company said in a exchange filing. The facilities will include a 720-bed teaching hospital and a 30-bed AYUSH hospital.