Kulti Township, The SAIL Growth Works and The Kulti CLub.. subscribe to Miles2zipp 😀
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- Kulti is a neighbourhood in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by Asansol Municipal Corporation.
IISCO Plant
Earlier a small village, Kulti has grown around the IISCO plant for more than a century. The plant has many historical achievements to its credit:
India's first blast furnace was built way back in 1870, when even in the industrially developed countries there were few blast furnaces. That open-top blast furnace used coal instead of charcoal for the first time, thereby introducing modern metallurgy to India. The furnace was in operation from 1875 till the fifties when it was dismantled, as the plant at Burnpur was expanded.
Steel was made for the first time in India in 1904, in open hearth furnaces. The furnace lost out to the cheap steel dumped into the country from England. Steel making withered away and Kulti remained an iron making plant with numerous foundries producing a wide range of intricate castings. Large castings and large diameter cast iron pipes produced at Kulti for more than century are still being used at many places throughout the country. Technological obsolescence and vast changes in the process of steelmaking forced the closure of the foundries.
Spun pipes were produced for the first time in India by the centrifugal casting process in 1942. Even when other plants came up, Kulti continued to have a national market share of 50-70%. While technological obsolescence ate away its roots, unfair market practices finally forced it to down its shutters. This plant was forcibly closed by connivance of Factory Unions, Politicians and Private Sector Steel Manufacturers. In 2003, the plant was closed down with voluntary retirement to most of the workers.
In 2007, the IISCO plant was amalgamated with SAIL and has been revived as SAIL Growth Works, Kulti. In 2010, the Public Sector Undertaking of Ministry of Railways namely RITES Limited signed a joint venture agreement with the Public Sector Undertaking of Ministry of Steel namely Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for setting up a wagon manufacturing factory in joint venture at Kulti in the premises of SAIL Growth Works, Kulti.
I was born and brought up in Kulti. I studied in St. Patrick's. It was during my ICSE exam in March 2003 that Kulti IISCo almost closed down with all but 32 employees opting for the VRS scheme. I studied my pre school in Rose Bud Nursery School run in one of these Bungalows by Vidya and Srilekha Miss. There are so many memories associated with this place. A warm thanks to you for doing this beautiful vlog.
I'm happy it brought back memories for u 😁 thank you 🙏
Kevin. This is Steve Dragwidge. The address is actually 6 Kulti Rd. My Siblings and I (Kevin,Brenda and Debbie,Mum Pearl and Dad Noel)lived in the Front. Uncle Frank,Aunty Poggy,Diggy,Micky,Patu, Eddie and Cliffy lived on the side and at the back were Our other Neighbours the Senguptas. Great Memories Long Gone. Us Three families lived in this one Building. Thanks for posting Kevin.🙏🙏🙏
You missed the museum beside the club brother. Didn't know Eddie and Cliffy sir resided there. Kulti is my in laws place. Have been to the club a couple of times. It used to be a happening place . The golf course still appears green. I hope the place gets back to it's older fame and glory soon .
Nice vlog Kevin 👌.
I wish I knew about the museum 😂 missed out
Thanks Kevin Tims Dragwidge for a'll the memories. U doing great bro....
Thank u my brother 😀
Love u bro keep doing what u doing
For sure we want to see some haunted vlogs.
I want to see the inside view of sail growth works plant...
Please make a video...!
I will find out if they allow to film inside,from what I was told they dont
Hey bro , we are not allowed to film inside the Sail Growth Works. Sorry about that.. do comment on any ideas u may have though..thanks 👍🏻
@@Miles2zipp_Vlogs okay no prblm...👍