LOK SABHA
The target set
for the production of rails by Bhillai Steel Plant during the
year 2001-02 and 2002-03 was 480,000 tonnes and 650,000 tonnes
of Ultimate Tensile Strength (UTS-90) rails respectively. The
plant has achieved its targets.
The production
of UTS-90 rails during the year 2001-02 was 519, 594 tonnes.
Production of UTS-90 rails during April 2002 to January 2003
is 567,782 tonnes as against the target of 542,000 tonnes for
this period. The projection made for production of UTS-90 rails
for the year 2003-04 is 650,000 tonnes.
This information
was given by the Minister for Steel, Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy
in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
