SAIL supplies 20,000 tonnes of steel for Lucknow Metro project

New Delhi: Steel Authority of India (SAIL), on Monday, said it has supplied around 20,000 tonnes of steel for the 8.5 km long priority stretch of the North-South Corridor of Lucknow Metro rail project.

SAIL, in a statement said, "Around 20,000 tonnes of steel has been supplied by the company for the 8.5 km long priority stretch of the North-South Corridor of Lucknow Metro Rail which will operate in between Transport Nagar and Lucknow Charbagh railway station."

The first phase of the project will be operational for the public from tomorrow.

The company further added, "SAIL has supplied more than 3 lakh tonnes of steel for India's different metro construction projects including the present and upcoming metro projects."

It may be mentioned that the Lucknow Metro is presently in two phases, of which the Phase I comprises of 22.8 km-long North-South corridor and an 11 km-long Phase II forming the East-West Corridor.

About SAIL:

SAIL has been supplying steel for construction of major projects of national importance, including the recently inaugurated Dhola-Sadiya Bridge, several metro projects at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, major airports, country's longest road tunnel connecting Chenani-Nashri in Jammu and Kashmir, for under construction projects like Polavaram multi- purpose irrigation project, Statue of Unity in Gujarat etc.