Steel Authority of India (SAIL) has flagged off first consignment of 1,000 tonnes of SAIL-TMT reinforcement bars from Kolkata port. The domestic steel giant has flagged off the consignment for the Indo-Bangla Maitree Super Thermal Power Project. This is the first time that the company is utilizing multimodal transport for delivery of material to a project site.
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.