Patel Engineering wins ₹800-crore mining projects in Chhattisgarh

Patel Engineering has secured two projects worth around ₹800 crore for mining-related activities in Chhattisgarh. The company has received Letters of Intent (LoIs) from Saidax Engineers and Infrastructures, with the combined value of both LoIs amounting to ₹798.19 crore (excluding taxes), Patel Engineering said in a statement.

These projects involve the execution of excavation and associated works, along with the transportation of coal at the Jhiria West OCP in the Hasdeo Area of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, for South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India. Patel Engineering’s Managing Director, Kavita Shirvaikar, stated that these new projects come in addition to a robust tender pipeline of more than ₹34,000 crore already bid and under evaluation.

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She also noted that the company aims to participate in additional business opportunities worth approximately ₹18,000 crore expected to be opened for bidding before the end of the current financial year.

Patel Engineering Ltd. has a significant presence in the hydropower, tunneling, and irrigation sectors. It is a long-established Indian infrastructure and construction company known for executing large and technically complex civil engineering projects. Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Mumbai, the company has built a strong presence across sectors such as hydropower, dams, irrigation systems, tunneling, transportation infrastructure, and real estate development.

Over the decades, it has delivered numerous hydroelectric and water-management projects, as well as highways, bridges, and underground works that support national development. Patel Engineering is publicly listed and operates with a large workforce, combining decades of engineering expertise with modern construction technologies to undertake challenging, large-scale projects across India and internationally.