"This is a very significant development and very much a part of our strategy to significantly increase our global footprint, more particularly, in the robustly growing African markets. Tanzania is an important market for us and this order underscores the reliability of our products. It also highlights our ability to manufacture application based vehicles specific to the requirements of our customers. This closely follows other orders received from prominent institutional customers in West Africa," said Vinod K Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland.