JSL supplies 2,000 tonnes of stainless steel for Kanpur Metro project

(EPT): Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) on Wednesday said it has supplied 2,000 tonnes of stainless steel for Kanpur Metro project.

The first phase was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 December 2021.

The Prime Minister inspected the Kanpur Metro Rail Project (KMRL)and undertook a metro ride from the IIT metro station to Geeta Nagar, on 28 December 2021.

The Company said in a statement ,Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated a 9-km long completed stretch of Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation’s (UPMRC) Kanpur Metro Project. JSL has supplied 2,000 tonnes of stainless steel for the project.

For the project, Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) supplied high-quality stainless steel in various tempers (strength levels) to Alstom. The first train set was handed over to UPMRC by Alstom on 18 September 2021.

The scope of the metro project includes the design and development of 201 coaches. Each coach will require approximately 9-10 metric tonnes of stainless steel, supplied by Jindal Stainless, the steel firm said.

The company further said it has already supplied stainless steel to metro projects in Sydney and Queensland, apart from Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai metro projects.