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New Delhi, July 2 Steel Authority of India Ltd has entered into an agreement with two divisions of the Military Engineering Services (MES) and the Married Accommodation Project (MAP) of the Ministry of Defence.

Under the MoU, SAIl would supply superior grade construction steel on a regular basis for MES and MAP’s infrastructure development.

SAIL will supply mainly earthquake-resistant SAIL-TMT rebars which meet the stringent physical and chemical specifications of MES and MAP. MES is one of the largest Government construction agencies in India and provides works cover to the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force.

It also undertakes civil works for Defence Research & Development Organisation, Coast Guard, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and other government organisations. MAP, the wing assigned to build accommodation for serving defence personnel, is to build 66,727 dwellings in phase-II of its housing project atRs 9,500 crore.

In phases III and IV, MAP plans to build 36,423 and 34,073 dwellings, respectively.

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