JSPL upgrades rails inspection technology at Raigarh plant

JSPL on Monday said it has upgraded the rail inspection technology at its Raigarh plant in Chhattisgarh.

Now, the inspection capacity of rails has increased to one million tonnes per year, Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) said in a statement.

JSPL has upgraded its rails inspection line to ensure defect-free specialty rails for its customers like Indian Railway, Metro Rail Services across India, Ircon, and other subsidiaries of Indian Railways, it said.

''New technology will help JSPL to enhance the production and inspection capacity to one million tonnes per year,'' the company said without divulging further information.

The technology includes an ''online profile cum surface inspection system'', it added.

JSPL owns and operates a rail mill of 1 million tonne capacity at its steel plant in Raigarh.

JSPL MD VR Sharma said the new line will enable the company to enhance the production and inspection capacity of rails up to one million tonnes per year.

''We are continuously upgrading our facilities to eliminate human dependence in Rails inspection,'' he added.

Part of O P Jindal Group, JSPL has a presence in the steel, power, and mining sectors. The company has made investments worth Rs 90,000 crore globally.