SAIL supplied over 9000 tonnes of steel for ‘Atal tunnel’

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the largest steel producing Company in India, has supplied the majority portion of steel in the construction of the Atal Rohtang Tunnel, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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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.

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 quantity of SAIL GP/GC sheets for constructing stations and control rooms.