Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Minister of Steel to chair maiden regional conference on enhancing steel consumption in India


Minister of Steel Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh will inaugurate and chair the proceedings of maiden regional conference of Eastern States, on the theme of ‘Enhancing steel consumption in India’ at Gangtok, Sikkim on 2nd March, 2017. This will be first of the four regional conferences being planned across India. While elaborating on the idea, Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh remarked that India needs to become a leader in innovative use of steel in India. We have the scope, capability, resources and the manpower to do so, and such conferences would go a long way in increasing uptake of steel in the user segments, he added.
The delegates in the conference would deliberate on measures to increase steel demand, advantages of steel intensive construction & steel in high-rises, rural sector, bridges and other fields. The occasion would provide a unique platform for exchange of user perspective and producers response.
The delegates in the conference would include decision makers in projects in central and state Governments, architects, structural designers and consultants, project financers, contractors, fabricators, erectors, Faculties from Metallurgy, Mechanical and Civil Engineering departments, representatives from large infrastructure industry, steel/engineers/architect associations.

Courtesy:pib.nic.in

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