SAIL - Bhilai Steel Plant registers 42% growth in 260 metre rail panel production

Maintaining its thrust on meeting Indian Railway’s requirement of 260 metre long rail panels, SAIL- Bhilai Steel Plant has recorded a remarkable growth of 42% in production of prime 260 metre long rail panels in 2019-20 over 2018-19. Shri Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chairman, SAIL, commented, "SAIL is committed to fulfil the requirements of Indian Railways. SAIL and Indian Railways share a synergy of more than sixty years which have been moving India swiftly on railways. We are continuously ramping up our production of rails, especially the long rails to cater to the requirements of Indian Railways." 260 metre rail panels provide significant advantage of lesser number of welded joints in the tracks thereby improving safety and increasing speed. During the same period, a substantial growth of 30% has also been achieved in overall production of prime rails.