Enough capacity to meet India's rail needs, no need to import, says JSPL

The company says that it along with SAIL is equipped to meet Indian Railways entire rail demand

Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) has said that the company, along with Steel Authority of India (SAIL), is equipped to meet the entire requirement of 1.5 million tonne (MT) of rail by the Indian Railways and there is no need for the country to import rail from abroad.

This is at a time when JSPL became the first and only Indian manufacturer to successfully develop Heat Treated(HT) Rails suitable for high speed and high axle load applications. The Indian Railways has projected a requirement of 180,000 MT per annum of this high-grade 60E1 1175 Heat Treated (HT) Rails.

“If Railways opt