Aiming To Produce 55,000 Wheels In 2023-24 For Railways: RINL Chief
NDTV
Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) started supplying wheels in December 2021 when the first consignment of 51 loco wheels was flagged off from its Rae Bareli unit in Uttar Pradesh to the Railways.
State-owned steel maker Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) is aiming to produce 55,000 wheels in the current financial year to meet the demand from Indian Railways, its Chairman and Managing Director Atul Bhatt said.
Visakhapatnam-based RINL has set up a forged wheel plant at Lalganj, in Uttar Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 2,350-crore with a capacity to manufacture one lakh forged wheels per annum.
"RINL supplied 2,465 Loco wheels and 2,639 LHB wheels to Railways in FY23. Preliminary Acceptance Certificate (PAC) has been issued for the plant and very soon production will be ramped up to 55,000 wheels in the current fiscal to meet the demand of Railways," he told news agency PTI.
The steel maker started supplying wheels in December 2021 when the first consignment of 51 loco wheels was flagged off from its Rae Bareli unit in Uttar Pradesh to the Railways.
