Vizag Steel signs MoU with Rites

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BS Reporter Visakhapatnam
Last Updated : Jun 29 2014 | 11:54 PM IST
Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with Rail India Technical & Economic Services (Rites), a Government of India enterprise under the Ministry of Railways, for design and implementation of rail infrastructure works required for forthcoming projects of the VSP.

The MoU was signed by PC Mohapatra, director (projects), VSP, and Arbind Kumar, director (projects), Rites.

The MoU is valid for five years. The job involves laying of railway lines within VSP's land boundary for projects like coke oven battery-5, pellet plant, and for new captive mines and stockyards.

Rites will prepare a detailed project report, facilitate in obtaining approval of the Railways, prepare technical specifications, supervise the work and assure quality control to receive fitment certificate from the Railways for movement of rail traffic, a VSP release stated.

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First Published: Jun 29 2014 | 8:39 PM IST

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