Steel Authority of India’s (SAIL) unit -- Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) has so far supplied approximately 2.9 lakh tonnes of special grade steel to the mega lift irrigation project at Kaleswaram in neighbouring Telangana. The supplies included Boiler IS 2002 Grade-3 and high tensile grade E-300 BR plates rolled in RSP’s New Plate Mill.
The supplies is part of the SAIL’s endeavour to strengthen the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat. The RSP has been making all-out efforts to fulfill the requirements of customized steel products for high-profile infrastructure projects undertaken all over the country.
Claimed to be the costliest irrigation project to be taken up in any State in India till date, the Kaleswaram Lift Irrigation Project aims to irrigate around 37 lakh acres in the 15 districts of Telangana. Besides, the project will also be providing drinking water to several small and medium towns and cities of the state, especially to Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
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.
