Visakhapatnam: Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), the corporate entity of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), Chairman and Managing Director Atul Bhatt, inaugurated 50 Million Ton Park near Blast Furnace 1 (BF-1) complex at VSP here on Sunday.
Atul along with Director (Operations) AK Saxena, inaugurated the park in presence of Senior officers, Union Leaders and Employees of Vizag Steel to mark the milestone achievement of 50 million Hot metal production of GODAVARI, BF-1 since inception which was commissioned in 1990.
On the occasion, Atul congratulated the RINL collective and the employees of BF-1 for achieving this historic milestone of 50 million tons of Hot metal production.
GODAVARI, BF-1 was commissioned on March 28, 1990, by B Kannayya, the then senior-most employee of Vizag Steel.
This furnace was put down in October 2013 for up-gradation and modernization and its Second campaign started in July 2014 and has produced 12.26 Million tons so far.
The technical know-how was given by the erstwhile Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
