In a major boost to the ‘Aatmanirbar Bharat’ initiative, the Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on February 8 for the procurement of 41 indigenous modular bridges worth over Rs 2,585 crore for the Indian Army Corps of Engineers.
A modular bridge is made up of modules that can be quickly assembled in the field.
The bridges were designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and will be manufactured by L&T as a DRDO-nominated production agency, according to a statement from the ministry.
Each modular bridge set must include seven carrier vehicles based on 8×8 heavy mobility vehicles and two launcher vehicles based on 10×10 heavy mobility vehicles.
