There is little rainfall during the winters, with November being the driest month of the year. Bhilai is home to the Bhilai Steel Plant, the first Indian plant to produce steel rails, which was established with help from the Soviet Union in 1955. Iron ore from Rajhara, limestone from Nandini, coal from Jharia, manganese from Balaghat, electric power from the Kosa thermal power plant, and water from the Tandula Canal, all nearby, are used in the Bhilai Steel Plant to manufacture rails and structural steel. Pig iron and billets are supplied to foundries and rolling mills located at Kumhari and other sites in central India. The amount of steel rails produced by the facility can go around the circumference of the earth 7 times. This is depicted on the monument at the globe square in the heart of the city. The facility underwent modernization and expansion, and is amongst leading manufacturer of iron and steel in Asia  Apart from that Bhilai houses several other PSU & private firms -  Jaypee Cement (now Orient Cement), NSPCL Bhilai Power Plant (J.V of SAIL & NTPC), SAIL Refactory Unit, FSNL, ACC - Jamul Cement Works, VS Industries, ATMASTCO, Engineering Park (owned by CSIDC), Adhunik Group of Industries, Shivalik Group of Industries, Bhilai Engineering Corporation.Ltd, Shri Balaji Industries, Golden Engineering Industries, Supreme Industries, Porwal Group of Companies, Simplex Castings.Ltd, Beekay Steels, Shivam Hi Tech Steels, etc. The city serves as an educational hub in the region, with a total of 59 universities and colleges. Prominent among the several institutes in Bhilai are -  Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University  Bhilai Institute of Technology  Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bhilai  Rungta Group of Institutions  St.Thomas College  Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institutions  Christian College of Engineering & Technology  Schools in Bhilai are run either by municipal corporations, or privately by entities, trusts and corporations. The majority of schools are affiliated with the Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education and the Central Board of Secondary Education. There are 3 railway station in Bhilai city, Bhilai 3 railway station, Bhilai Nagar railway station & Bhilai Power House railway station.