Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) has
supplied 2000 tons of stainless steel to the recently inaugurated a 9-km long
completed stretch of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation’s (UPMRC) Kanpur
Metro Project, according to a company release.
This metro network sports modern
coaches manufactured with stainless steel supplied by Jindal Stainless.
“Rolled out by UPMRC in a record time
of two years, the inaugural event was also attended by Chief Minister, Uttar
Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas,
Hardeep Singh Puri,” the release said.
In the Metro segment, Jindal
Stainless’ products have been approved by major metro coach manufacturers like
Alstom, Bombardier and BEML. For the Kanpur project, Jindal Stainless supplied
high quality stainless steel in various tempers (strength levels) to Alstom.
The first trainset was handed over to Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation
(UPMRC) by Alstom on September 18, 2021. The scope of the metro project includes
design and development of 201 coaches, with each coach consuming approximately
9-10 tons of stainless steel supplied by Jindal Stainless.