Country 's only fully welded Bogibeel Bridge in Assam. Photo: Northeast Now.

Renowned steel manufacturer, Tata Steel today took pride in its association with Bogibeel Bridge project in Assam, which was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi today.

Chief Corporate Communications, Tata Steel,  Kulvin Suri  informed that the company had provided value-added products for the construction of India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge including 15000 tons of Tata Tiscon rebars.

“We have provided 15,000 tons of rebars for the construction of the country’s only bridge that has fully welded steel-concrete composite girders. Out of the total rebars used in building this engineering wonder, 75 percent has been supplied by Tata Steel,” he said.

“It is a matter of pride for us to be a part of this landmark structure that bridges the distance and enables a better tomorrow for the Northeast. This is a manifestation of the spirit of innovation in Tata Steel and we will continue to develop products to support such mega structures,” Suri added.

“The Tata Steel made available the customised length rebars to minimise steel wastage. Tata Tiscon Super Ductile (SD) rebar, used in the construction of this magnificent structure, is specially designed for construction in earthquake prone zones,” he said.

It may be mentioned here that the Tata Steel has supplied steel to many such iconic structures and landmarks in the country and abroad which include the iconic Bandra-Worli Sea Link and many others.

“World-class metro systems and ultra-modern airports epitomize a nation on the move-India’s mass transport revolution is a resolve to surge ahead. Tata Steel has contributed to almost all metro railway networks in the country with our pre-stressed concrete strands. These projects include  Kolkata, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Lucknow, Ahmedabad and Kochi metros,” he added.

Tata Steel’s LRPC strands and Tiscon ReadyBuild have helped shape eight metro rail networks. Tata Structura steel tubular sections have played a part in creating 32 modern airports. Along the way, accelerating today towards tomorrow, Tata Tiscon has pioneered Fe600, which is now the highest strength rebar available in the industry.