NMDC plans 400 km pipeline

NMDC expects to start a 400 km underground slurry pipeline from Bailadila in Chhattisgarh to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh by 2018. The pipeline project will be a JV with Rashtriya Ispat Nigam and the two are also in talks with private players Essar Steel, Kudremukh Iron Ore Co and others.The project entails an investment of Rs 8,000 to 9,000 crore and will also include two iron ore pellet plants. Contact: NMDC. Tel: 040 -2353 8713/21. Website: www.nmdc.co.in