Report says that SAIL BSP has monopoly over the supply of rails to IR which is not true. Jindal Steel, Raigarh is also supplying rails to IR. More over IR has also imported rails from time to time from manufacturers like British Steel at much higher price, the experience of which has not been encouraging for IR.
Bhilai Steel plant manufactures top quality rails with lowest hydrogen content at reasonable price. It has just installed a new Rail mill of 5 lac tonnes per annum capacity to meet the demands of Indian Railways, which is under commissioning and stabilization. Once the new mill goes into full production, the shortage of rails in India shall be over.