Indias first Indigenous Hydraulic Rigs By MEIL HYDERABAD, India, April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Limited (MEIL) achieved another milestone by manufacturing rigs for the oil and gas sector with indigenous know-how. The rigs designed with advanced hydraulic technology begun operations in the Kalol oil field near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on Wednesday (07.04.2021), P. Rajesh Reddy, Vice-President, MEIL, said. These rigs made with 1500 HP capacity can easily drill oil wells to a depth of 4000 meters (4 kilometers) from the surface. These rigs can work for the next 40 years. MEIL has taken up this rig manufacturing as part of the Government of India's 'Make in India' initiative.