Chhoti Kalisindh Irrigation Project Tender, Jhalawar, Rajasthan

The Chhoti Kalisindh medium irrigation project in Jhalawar district goes out to tender at ₹611.74 crore on a single-responsibility turnkey basis, with sprinkler distribution and solar power, closing on 2 September 2026.

A sprinkler scheme, not a canal scheme

The project sits on the Chhoti Kalisindh and Chahurni rivers in Gangdhar tehsil, Jhalawar. What makes it different from a conventional irrigation package is the delivery method: water reaches the fields through a sprinkler network, with solar generation supporting the pumping load, rather than through open channels. Rajasthan’s Water Resources Department has bundled the whole thing into one EPC turnkey contract covering schedules 1 to 13, so headworks, pumping, pipe distribution and the solar component sit with a single contractor.

The kind of firm this needs

Single responsibility across civil, mechanical, pipeline and solar scopes narrows the field considerably. Bidders either carry all four capabilities in house or come to the table with firm consortium arrangements. Earnest money is ₹12,23,47,568, about 2 per cent of the estimate, with EMD exemption allowed for eligible bidders, and the tender fee is ₹80,000. This is the smaller of two large irrigation packages the department released in Jhalawar on the same NIT, so contractors may well be pricing both.

What runs on site

Pipe-based irrigation shifts the plant mix away from bulk earthmoving. Trenching over long distances across agricultural land calls for backhoe loaders and mid-size excavators working in sequence, with small compactors following on backfill. Cranes and pipe-layers handle the larger diameters, tippers move bedding material, and dewatering sets matter wherever the alignment crosses low ground or river beds. The headworks and pump houses bring in concrete plant. For machine owners around Jhalawar, Baran and Kota, trenching and pipe-handling equipment is where the sustained hire demand will sit.

Key facts

How to apply

1. Open the official portal: Rajasthan e-Procurement.
2. Search by tender ID 2026_WRDAS_579308_2 (reference no. NIT NO 04 2026-27) under the Water Resources Department.
3. Register on the portal and keep a valid Class III digital signature certificate ready.
4. Download the NIT, schedules and BOQ, then check eligibility, the EMD of ₹12,23,47,568 and the ₹80,000 tender fee.
5. Submit your bid online before 2 September 2026.

More on DesiMachines

Building a trenching and pipe-laying fleet? Look at backhoe loaders, excavators and cranes, or run the numbers with equipment finance. The sister package on the same NIT is the Manoharthana dam and irrigation network tender, and the Dholpur rural water supply tender is also live. You can also browse more live tenders in Rajasthan or see all live tenders.

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