Native name | रेल पहिया कारखाना, बेला |
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Company type | Production unit |
Industry | Rail |
Founded | 2004 |
Headquarters | Bela, Saran, Bihar |
Area served | India |
Key people | Ashwini Vaishnaw (Minister for Railways) Atulya Sinha (Chief Administrative Officer)[1] |
Products | Wheels for Indian Railways |
Revenue | ₹15 billion (US$180 million) (2011–12)[2] |
Owner | Indian Railways |
Website | rwp |
Overview | |
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Headquarters | East Central Railway Zonal Headquarters, Hajipur |
Reporting mark | IR |
Locale | India |
Dates of operation | 2014 | –Present
Other | |
Website | www |
Rail Wheel Plant, Bela (Hindi: रेल पहिया कारखाना, बेला) is an independent production unit of Indian Railways situated in the Bela gram panchayat of Dariapur Block, Parsa in Saran district of Bihar.[3] It was inaugurated in 2008 by former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, and was built at a cost of ₹1,450 crore (US$170 million).[4] The station is spread over an area of 165 acres (0.67 km2),[5][6] and employs approximately 956 persons appointed by the Indian Railways, along with 300 contractual staff members.