The Rourkela Steel Plant has received certification for producing DMR grade high strength steel to be used by the Indian Navy for making of submarines, said Rear Admiral R Vishwanathan, PD(SC), ATVP, AKANKSHYA during his visit to Rourkela on January 13.
A high level delegation led by him including Commodore PR Kulkarni and Captain R K Sehgal held an interaction with SR Suryavanshi, ED (Works) and other senior officers of RSP in which commercial production of the DMR grade high strength steel at RSP was discussed threadbare. Senior officers from the CMO and SAIL corporate office attended the meeting on-line.
During the interaction, the Rear Admiral said, “As a policy Indian Navy is using indigenous steel for its ship and submarine building. RSP fulfilling the needs of a tough and meticulous customer like Indian Navy for the last about 10 years, proves its adherence to stringent quality parameters in its products. The steel plant commencing commercial production of the submarine grade steel will further strengthen our association.”