Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has reportedly started commercial production of the world’s longest single rail from the newly inaugurated Universal Rail Mill (URM) at its Bhillai steel plant. Every single rail will extend to 130 metres.
The company has established the URM with an investment of Rs 1,200 crore, taking the total capacity of the Bhillai steel plant to produce rails to 2 million tonnes per annum. This will be the largest rail production capacity in any single location for a plant in the world. The URM complex is a part of the plant’s modernisation and expansion programme.
SAIL is India’s largest steel producing company. The company is among the five Maharatnas of the country’s Central Public Sector Enterprises. The company has five integrated steel plants, three special plants, and one subsidiary in different parts of the country.
