-- Infrastructure developer Welspun Enterprises (NSE:WELENT, BOM:532553) has secured an order worth 73 billion Indian rupees from Maharashtra State Infrastructure Development Corporation, according to a Thursday filing to the Indian stock exchanges.
The contract is for the construction of a six-lane partially elevated highway corridor along with the improvement of the existing road in the Pune to Shirur section of the national highway in the State of Maharashtra.
The project has a sub-concession period of 29 years, including a construction period of four years.
With this, the company's outstanding order book has increased to 187.6 billion rupees.
The company's shares were down over 1% in recent trade.