First Consignment of LHB Wheels Flags off from FWP of RINL at Rae Bareli

Rae Bareli: At a function held at the Forged wheel plant (FWP) of RINL at Rae Bareli today, Shri Sanjay Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Steel, flagged off the 1st consignment of LHB wheels to the Indian Railways in the presence of Shri Atul Bhatt CMD, RINL, Ms. Ruchika Chaudhary Govil, Addl. Secretary to the Ministry of Steel and a host of other dignitaries.

Earlier, Sanjay Singh inspected the Forged wheel plant of RINL and expressed happiness at the collective, cohesive and dedicated commitment of RINL to manufacturing the much-needed LHB wheels.

Atul Bhatt, CMD, RINL, described the 1st despatch of LHB wheels as a major milestone and said that everyone at RINL is deeply committed and striving hard to take RINL to greater heights. He profusely thanked Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister of Steel, and Faggan Singh Kulaste, Minister of State for Steel for their continuous motivation and guidance which enabled the development of LHB wheels by RINL from FWP. He thanked SMS Germany, NSH, SMS India, RDSO (Research Design and Standards Organisation of Indian Railways), and consultant MECON for their unstinted support in achieving the unique feat of producing LHB wheels from FWP.

Addressing the gathering, Ms. Ruchika Chaudhary Govil, Addl. Secretary to the Ministry of Steel congratulated RINL on the great achievement and expressed confidence that RINL will be ready to meet the future diversified needs of Indian Railways. She said that RINL has gone from strength to strength with the production of LHB wheels. RINL transformed its brand image from being a Steel producer to a manufacturer of international standards. RINL’s production of LHB wheels will not only help in import substitution but will also encourage export promotion.

B.L.Bairwa, ED, RDSO lauded the untiring efforts of RINL for establishing the sophisticated plant at FWP and assured continued support.

N D Rao, PCMM (Principal chief materials manager), Modern coach factory, Rae Bareli congratulated RINL for the first despatch of LHB wheels and also expressed confidence that FWP would be able to fulfill the gap created by the stoppage of the supply of forged wheels from the traditional suppliers from Ukraine, etc.,

Previously, Dr. VR Bapa Rao, Chief general manager & HOD, of FWP gave an overview of FWP and its achievements. Shri K. Srinivas, Chief general manager (FWP) proposed the vote of thanks.

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