The company will supply steel to the iconic Chenab River Bridge project
QUALITY ENSURED; COMMITMENT DELIVERED
Appreciation Letter from Afcons Infrastructure Limited
Afcons India, which is using Essar Steel to build the world’s highest arch bridge, has written a letter of appreciation to the company, commending it for its service and for completing plate rolling well ahead of time. The construction of the Chenab River Bridge is one of India’s most challenging infrastructure projects and Essar Steel is proud to be among the suppliers to this engineering marvel.
August 05, 2015
When you are supplying the steel for the massive arch supporting one of the world’s highest railway bridges, there can be no compromise on quality. Essar Steel has once again established its unassailable quality credentials by providing special steel plates to Indian Railways’ Chenab River Bridge project in Jammu & Kashmir.
Started in 2002, the Chenab Railway Bridge project is one of the most complex railway projects in the world. And the bridge is the most difficult part of a 343-km stretch that is proving to be the most expensive in India’s 64,374-km railway network. The 322-metre-high span bridge, which will be the world’s highest arch bridge, will stand over a deep gorge on the Chenab River in Katra, J&K, near the Salal Hydro Power Dam. With a length of 1,532 feet (467 m), the main span will rank among the world’s 10 longest arches.
The Chenab Railway Bridge is poised to become a prestigious symbol of how far India and its railway engineers have come since the country’s first railway track became operational more than 150 years ago. Only a strong steel arch made of Essar Steel will be able to take the weight of a 300-tonne locomotive, as well as passenger cars weighing thousands of tonnes.
Some of the other key projects to which Essar Steel has supplied plates are:
- Solan Oil Field Project: Essar Steel supplied plates that are subjected to the toughest underwater conditions at the bottom of the North Sea
- Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) Yojana, Gujarat: The project uses Essar Steel plates that each measure 12-metres long and 120 inches in diameter—the biggest in the country.
- Kochi Metro Car Membrane: The metro car’s connecting membranes are the most critical joints and are made from Essar Steel
- Bogibeel Bridge, Assam: This is a combined road and rail bridge, which once completed will be the longest bridge of its kind in India and the longest across the Brahmaputra River
- Indian Army: Essar Steel plates are used in making warships and battle tanks. The Indian government uses them in many other defense applications as well.
