Bhilai
Located in the Indian state of Chattisgarh, Bhilai is a major
travel destination of central India. With the help of Russian Government
the second Indian Steel plant was grown from the date 2nd Feb 1955.
At that time Bhilai was an unknown remote village. But now that
very place is known to all over the world. A new and modern city
has been developed there surrounding the steel plant. One can observe
the beauty of the steel city through the window of the train going
to Bombay via Nagpur. The distance is 854 km from Calcutta. It is
22 km from Raipur en route to Bombay. The steel plant is on the
left side. Tourists going to Bhilai should get down at Durg which
is further 6 km. To get permission to see the steel plant write
to the Manager or to the PRO in 1 week advance.
Excursion
The landmark of Bhilai is the Bhilai Steel Plant. The Steel Plant
in Bhilai has been awarded the Prime Minister's Trophy for the best
integrated steel plant five times in the last seven years. Bhilai
Steel Plant also happened to be the first in India to receive the
ISO 9002 quality certification.
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