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Britannia Engineering Co. of Calcutta, who was the manufacturer of road-rollers and had surplus production capacity, lying idle following the massive border road-building activity after the 1961 war against China. The prototypes successfully tested in field-trials in 1969 had all indigenous components but for four bearings. This was followed by mandatory evaluation by Tractor Training & Testing Centre, Budni (MP), and filing of patents.
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