MoHUA, MoR, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Jointly signed MOU for Project SMART

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed for four High-Speed Rail Stations: Sabarmati, Surat in Gujarat, and Virar and Thane in Maharashtra, out of the total 12 stations along the route. Surat, Virar, and Thane are classified as Greenfield developments, while Sabarmati is a Brownfield development.The project aims to facilitate and strengthen the institutional capacity of State Governments, Municipal Corporations, and Urban Development Authorities in planning, developing, and managing the surrounding areas of MAHSR stations.

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), along with the Governments of Gujarat and Maharashtra and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), are organizing a series of Seminars and field visits for the Project-SMART in Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Mumbai. The first seminar of the series took place at Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi on May 8, 2023. The seminar brought together officials from the Japan Embassy, JICA HQ, JICA India Office, JICA experts' team, Ministry of Railways, National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited, MoHUA, and TCPO for discussions.

The discussions held during the Seminars will contribute to the preparation of 'Station Area Development Plans' for Sabarmati, Surat, Virar, and Thane HSR Stations. Additionally, a model handbook will be created, which will contain the experiences and methodologies adopted in Japan, India, and other countries for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Station Area Development.

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RINL has had a successful beginning to the new financial year, exhibiting impressive performance on

In April 2023, RINL achieved its highest-ever performance for the month of April since its inception. The company produced 419,000 tons of hot metal from its two blast furnace operations, representing a 20% increase over the corresponding period last year. Blast furnace-1, also known as Godavari, produced 202,000 tons of hot metal (a 14% increase over CPLY), while Blast furnace-2, also known as Krishna, produced 218,000 tons of hot metal (a 26% increase over CPLY). RINL also achieved unit-wise best performances with 61,000 tons of products from its Structural Mill (over 100% growth over CPLY), 143,000 tons of finished steel from expansion units (Wire Rod Mill-2, Special Bar Mill & Structural Mill), and 80,000 tons of high-end value-added steel (over 100% growth over CPLY).

In addition, RINL achieved the best technical parameters performance for ANY April month since its inception. The company achieved a blast furnace productivity of 2.09 tons (of hot metal) per day per cubic meter from its BF Shop (both blast furnace 1 & 2 together), a blast furnace productivity of 2.01 tons (of hot metal) per day per cubic meter from Blast Furnace-1, and a blast furnace productivity of 2.17 tons (of hot metal) per day per cubic meter from Blast Furnace-2. These figures represent a remarkable growth of 20%, 14%, and 26% respectively over the corresponding period last year (CPLY-April, 2022)

FY 2022-23, SAIL recorded highest annual production to date.

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has achieved its best-ever annual production during the financial year 2022-23, with a total of 19.409 million tonnes of hot metal and 18.289 million tonnes of crude steel production. This marks a growth of 3.6% and 5.3% respectively over their previous best. SAIL is a Maharatna public sector unit under the Ministry of Steel, and they have been ramping up their production over the years with a focus on producing more value-added and special steels.