L&T bags biggest mining equipment order from Tata Steel
Th e Construction and Mining Equipment Business of Larsen & Toubro has secured one of its biggest orders ever, from Tata Steel, to supply 46 units of Komatsu mining equipment.

Th e order comprises 41 units of Komatsu HD785-7 (100 tonne dump truck), three units of Komatsu WA900-3E0 (9 cu m wheel loader) and two units of Komatsu D275A-5R (410 hp crawler dozer). Th e scope includes supply of equipment and full maintenance contract for 60,000 hr of equipment operation.

Arvind K Garg, Executive Vice President & Head–Construction & Mining Machinery Business, Larsen & Toubro, said, “We are delighted to receive this prestigious order from our esteemed client, Tata Steel, for their iron ore and coal mines.”

Out of these 46 units, 26 units will be deployed at Tata Steel’s iron ore mines at Joda, Noamundi and Khondbond in Odisha, while 20 units of Komatsu 100 tonne dump trucks will be deployed at Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Coal Mines in Jharkhand.