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Essar Steel bags major order from Gujarat govt
Mumbai, June 16 (IBNS): Essar Steel on Monday announced that it has bagged an order for the supply of pipes for one of the most prestigious projects of the Gujarat Government for water management, Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana.
Under this programme, the water of Narmada will be distributed to 115 reservoirs across seven districts of Saurashtra through four link pipelines benefitting 10,22,589 acres.
This project is estimated to cost Rs. 10,800 crore.
Of the 5.86 lakh tonnes of pipes required for the project, Essar Steel will supply 1.2 lakh tonnes of HSAW (Helical Submerged Arc Welding) pipes, which are 12-m long and 120 inches in diameter.
The order will be executed over a period of one year. Essar Steel has an annual production capacity of 2.75 lakh tonnes of HSAW pipes.
Commenting on the recent order, Harjit S. Bedi, CEO, Essar Pipe Mill said, “We are very happy to be associated with the SAUNI project of the Gujarat Government. It is clearly a reflection of Essar Steel’s integrated capability to produce world-class pipes in India. We have an excellent track record in supplying water pipes to many projects in India.”
Essar Steel’s pipe mill has an annual production capacity of 0.6 million tonnes of which 3.25 lakh tonne is LSAW pipes and 2.75 lakh tonne is HSAW pipes. The plant is backed by a steel plant ensuring quality steel for making pipes.
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