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.

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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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