Emphasising on timely and speedy completion of the Modernisation and Expansion Plan (MEP) of SAIl, CS Verma chairman SAIl, visited IISCO Steel Plant (ISP) in Burnpur, West Bengal. Currently, ISP is in the last mile of the integrated commissioning of its Rs 17,000 crore MEP.
Accompanied by director (technical) SS Mohanty, director (projects & business planning) TS Suresh and ED incharge of ISP IC Sahu, Verma reviewed the newly-installed High Pressure Nitrogen Supply system (HPNS) at the Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) site at ISP. HPNS system is an integral part of the upcoming hot trial of BOF, scheduled for July 2014. It is used for setting and calibration of different valve racks, and Pressure Reducing and Monitoring System of Nitrogen and Oxygen line. The new system would supply high pressure Nitrogen at 18-20 kg/cm2 and at 12,000-36,000 Nm3/hr.