New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- The Ministry of Railways have received bids from three giant firms SAIL, Bharat Forge and Ramkrishna Forgings in partnership with Titagarh for manufacturing 80,000 forged wheels annually for semi-high speed and modern trains.
With this the department intends to reduce Indias import dependence on countries such as China and European nations.
Forged wheels are specially-designed wheels, built at high-pressure for trains running at higher speeds than regular Indian Railways trains.
Ashwini Vaishnaw, Railway Minister in September 2022 had announced floating of a tender inviting only Indian players to set up a manufacturing facility to produce these wheels.
Three bidders have submitted their tenders and these are...