Steel maker Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) on Thursday said it has bagged a ₹ 665 crore order from Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) to supply 89,042 tonnes of rails.
JSPL has won an order from RVNL “to supply 89,042 tonnes of UIC 60 kg IRS T-12 880 grade 13 meter rails for its upcoming projects,” the company said in a regulatory filing.
“This order is indicative of JSPL’s strategic commitment to growing its footprint in the domestic Rail segments,” JSPL Managing Director Naushad Akhter Ansari said.
This is the second big rail order in less than a year. The earlier order from railways was completed in April, 2019, the filing added.
The required rails will be manufactured and supplied from its Raigarh facility.