Steel Authority of India Limited has supplied the majority portion of steel in the construction of the Atal Rohtang Tunnel. PM Narendra Modi will inaugrate the tunnel. SAIL has supplied more than 9,000 Tonnes of its quality steel, out of the 15,000 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. It is located in Pir Panjal range of Himalayas at an altitude of 3,000 Mtrs from Mean Sea Level (MSL).
Union Minister for Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan complimented SAIL for exceptional work. He also added, “This tunnel will be of great significance to the locals as well as for strategic movements. It will boost connectivity of the Spiti Valley. This is an achievement considering the very challenging conditions of the construction site and weather. SAIL has supplied a large quantity of steel for this project. It has always come forward and supplied steel for national requirement and in future also will continue to do so”.
An all-weather tunnel, Atal Rohtang Tunnel will connect Manali to Lahaul and Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh throughout the year. The 9,000 Tonnes of steel supplied by SAIL consisted of around 6,500 tonnes of TMT, 1,500 Tonnes of Structural and 1,000 Tonnes of Plates for fabricating Beams and small quantity of SAIL GP/GC sheets for constructing stations and control rooms.
Anil Kumar Chaudhary, Chairman, SAIL commented, “SAIL has always committed itself and will continue to be in the service of the Nation. It is a proud moment for the Company to have partnered in such an important project for strengthening India. The new facilities at SAIL are also adding to our capacities and expertise in fulfilling every domestic requirement. As India moves forward in becoming Atmanirbhar, SAIL will participate in producing the strong steel needed to fuel every infrastructural need of the Nation”.
