L&T, Indian construction major, in a new avatar

There is, perhaps, no one who is yet to hear of Larsen & Toubro (L&T). It happens to be an India-based conglomerate, with diverse interests such as construction, hydraulic equipment, electrical and electronic power services, fertilizer projects, medical electronics, financial services and information technology. In short, it is regarded as an engineering and construction major in the realm of the country and generates nearly 85% of its revenue from the construction business. The Forbes Global 2000 list for the year 2008 ranked Larsen & Toubro at 961.

Now L&T is in a different avatar and this becomes evident owing to the critical role it did play in building India`s first nuclear powered submarine, launched on July 26, 2009. Larsen & Toubro did rely on the design provided by the navy & defence research and development organization (DRDO) and on the basis of it, its committed submarine design centre did accomplish comprehensive engineering, making use of the latest 3D modeling and product data management software.

A great portion of the entire credit goes to L&T, without a shred of doubt, as apart from being the first nuclear-powered indigenous submarine of India, it is the largest and heaviest vessel ever built in India as well. L&T has had the privilege of making the single largest contribution in the construction of this vessel - right from the stage of plate cutting to launch.

Speaking on this, M. Naik, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) of L&T said, “We feel very proud to have contributed significantly to realizing India`s dream of an indigenous nuclear submarine. Over the last four decades, L&T has played a crucial pioneering role in building India`s strategic sectors by successfully executing several technology-intensive and challenging projects. Building the first nuclear submarine is the latest milestone in our association with the Indian navy & the DRDO, and we look forward to building more submarines and warships. “