Megha Engineering's first Make in India oil rig begins operation SECTIONS Last Updated: Apr 07, 2021, 02:30 PM IST Share Synopsis MEIL is the first company in private sector to manufacture and use rigs used in oil and fuel extraction with advanced technology, a company statement said. As part of the Centre's Make in India programme, MEIL has manufactured these rigs for the first time in the country, it added. Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) on Wednesday said its first indigenously-made oil drilling rig has started operation at Kalol oil fields in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The rig, which became operational on Wednesday, is part of an order worth Rs 6,000 crore for 47 drilling rigs.