Team News Riveting
New Delhi, October 2
State-run Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has supplied the majority portion of steel in the construction of the Atal Rohtang Tunnel, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
SAIL has supplied more than 9000 Tonnes of its quality steel, out of the 15000 Tonnes of steel used in the entire project. The tunnel is set to become the world’s longest road tunnel at an altitude of above 3,000 metres. The Company has once again partnered in building a vital infrastructure for the Nation and making India stronger.
Union Minister for Steel and Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan complimented SAIL and said, “This tunnel will be of great significance to the locals as well as for strategic movements and will boost connectivity of the Spiti Valley.”
This is an achievement considering the very challenging conditions of the construction site and weather. “SAIL has supplied a large quantity of steel for this project and it has always come forward and supplied steel for national requirement and in future also will continue to do so,” Pradhan said.
An all-weather tunnel, Atal Tunnel will connect Manali to Lahaul and Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh throughout the year. The 9000 Tonnes of steel supplied by SAIL consisted of around 6500 tonnes of TMT, 1500 Tonnes of Structurals and 1000 Tonnes of Plates for fabricating Beams and small quantities of SAIL GP/GC sheets for constructing stations and control rooms.
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, SAIL Chairman, said the Company had always committed itself and would continue to be in the service of the Nation. It is a proud moment for the Company to have partnered in such an important project for strengthening India, he said, adding that the new facilities at SAIL were also adding to their capacities and expertise in fulfilling every domestic requirement.
As India moves forward in becoming Atmanirbhar, SAIL will participate in producing the strong steel needed to fuel every infrastructural need of the Nation, Chaudhary said.
