SAIL sends 4k tonnes TMT bars for bullet train project in Chhattisgarh

Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), the flagship arm of state-run Steel Authority of India (SAIL), rolled out 4,000 tonnes of TMT bars in December to be used for the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor project.With this, the BSP has so far supplied 105,000 tonnes of TMT bar for the bullet train project.

The fresh TMT bars are 9 metres in length and 16 mm in diameter. These were produced at the plant’s modern Bar and Rod Mill, which has so far supplied more than 3,000 TMT bars to meet the specific length requirement of the project, a BSP spokesperson said.

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