Indian Railways receives 8.74 lakh tonnes of rail from SAIL

Union minister says to meet the rising demand of the railways, SAIL has built Universal Rail Mill at Bhilai Steel Plant

GN Bureau | February 7, 2019


#Vishnu Deo Sai   #Bhilai Steel Plant   #Universal Rail Mill   #SAIL   #Indian Railways   #Lok Sabha  

State-run SAIL supplied 8.74 lakh tonnes of rail to Indian Railways against the demand of 11.45 lakh tonnes by the national transporter in 2017-18 fiscal.

 
The information was given by minister of state for steel Vishnu Deo Sai in Lok Sabha. He said against the demand of 10.05 lakh tonnes of rail, SAIL was able to provide only 6.20 lakh tonnes to the railways in 2016-17.
 
The Parliament was informed that the railways had placed a demand of 14 lakh tonnes of rail for renewal and maintenance of tracks with the steel authority and the SAIL had committed the former to supply at least 10 lakh tonnes in 2018-19 fiscal.
 
The minister said to meet the rising demand of Indian Railways, SAIL has built Universal Rail Mill at Bhilai Steel Plant which started production in 2016. The plant’s crude steel capacity has been enhanced from 3 (million tonnes per annum) MTPA to 7 MTPA to cater to the demands of several consumers.
 
It was only in 2014-15 when SAIL supplied more rail than what was demanded by the Indian Railways. The railways had received 5.84 lakh tonnes of rail from SAIL against the demand of 5.81 lakh tonnes.

Comments

 

Other News

The women India doesn`t count enough

She runs a tailoring shop from a single room in her house. Every morning she stitches school uniforms, answers queries on WhatsApp, collects payments through UPI and orders fabric online. Officially, she still belongs to India`s informal economy. Yet her enterprise is no longer disconnected from the formal

“Cancer is just a mind game”

Dr. Ananda Shankar Jayant, a Padma Shri awardee, inspired audiences for decades through her mastery of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi. But it was her journey through cancer that taught some of life`s most powerful lessons in courage and resilience.

Why Swami Vivekananda is the pathfinder for our times

Swami Vivekananda for Our Times  Edited and compiled by Rajiv Sikri, with Introduction by S. Gurumurthy Rupa Publications, 552 pages, Rs 695  

Five ways to realise the potential of India’s handicraft and handloom sector

India`s economic ambitions are increasingly defined by the industries of the future. Semiconductors, electronics, artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing dominate policy conversations. Yet one of India`s largest employment-intensive sectors continues to occupy a surprisingly marginal place in ec

Beyond toilets: Why open defecation persists in rural India

Despite the awareness campaigns on sanitation across India, open defecation (OD) is practised openly and widely in both rural and urban areas. Research shows that rural respondents are well aware of the negative impacts of OD, yet this awareness does not lead to toilet construction or use. In rural North I

What unpaid nation builders want from policymakers

The Supreme Court recently described homemakers as “nation builders” and fixed a notional monthly income of Rs 30,000 for them in motor accident compensation cases. The judgment was not about wages. It was about compensation. Yet it inadvertently raised a larger economic question: If a homemake





Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter