The big package of Maharashtra’s Krishna-Marathwada lift scheme is live: ₹766.66 crore of rising main, surge and pipe-distribution work in Dharashiv, closing 23 July 2026.
This is Stage 6 (Ramdara to Bori-Ekurga) of Lift Irrigation Scheme 2 under the Krishna-Marathwada Irrigation Project. The Water Resources Department at Aurangabad wants a contractor to build and commission the rising main, the surge protection system and the gravity pressurised distribution network (PDN), then run the whole scheme for five years before handing it over for irrigation management. At ₹766.66 Cr, it’s the heavyweight of the two Stage-6 packages out this week.
Laying a rising main across this terrain is trenching at scale — excavators and backhoe loaders opening the line, tippers hauling spoil and bedding, and cranes lowering large-diameter pipe into place. Surge shafts and chambers keep the concrete crews busy, and the pump-side works add their own lifting. Contractors already running pipeline fleets in the Marathwada belt will see a long, steady pull of hire work here.
Item this size suits mid-to-large EPC firms with lift-irrigation or trunk-pipeline experience. The EMD is a comfortable ₹3.83 Cr against the headline value, and the five-year O&M means the winner needs an operations bench, not just a construction one.
| Tender ID | 2026_SEWRD_1315523_1 |
|---|---|
| Reference no. | E-Tender Notice No.04 For 2026-27 |
| Issuing authority | Water Resources Department, Aurangabad — EE, Krishna Marathwada Const. Div. No.1, Dharashiv |
| Location | Dharashiv (Osmanabad), Maharashtra |
| Estimated value | Rs 766.66 Cr |
| EMD | Rs 3.83 Cr (Rs 3,83,33,000) |
| Tender fee | Rs 11,800 |
| Form of contract | Percentage rate (incl. 5-year O&M) |
| Published | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Bids close | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Bid opening | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Completion period | Not specified. |
| Official portal | Maharashtra e-Tendering (mahatenders.gov.in) |
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It covers the rising main, surge system and gravity distribution network for Stage 6 (Ramdara to Bori-Ekurga) of LIS-2 under the Krishna-Marathwada Irrigation Project in Dharashiv, plus five years of O&M. The estimate is Rs 766.66 Cr.
Bids close on 23 July 2026 and open on 27 July 2026.
The EMD is Rs 3.83 Cr and the tender fee is Rs 11,800.
Excavators and backhoe loaders for trenching, tippers for spoil and bedding, cranes for large-diameter pipe, and concrete kit for surge shafts and chambers.
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