NBCC bags Rs 2,000- crore order from central government

New Delhi: State-owned construction firm NBCC has bagged a Rs 2,000-crore order from the central government for construction of Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centres (MGCC) in nine African countries.

These countries are Niger, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Liberia, Gambia, Burkina Faso, Togo and Gabon.

"NBCC has received letter of appointment from Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. Of India for the construction of Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centres (MGCC) in nine African countries... Amounting Rs 2,000 crore," the company said in a BSE filing.

Shares of NBCC were trading 2.44 percent higher at Rs 107.15 on BSE.