Odisha will soon see 12 new steel projects

27 Jul 2022 CW Team

Twelve new steel mills would soon be built in the State, the State government notified the Assembly. addressing a query from Druba Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Mallick told BJD representative Charan Sahu that the State currently has 51 steel plants with a combined annual production capacity of 33.12 million tonne, and another 12 plants with a combined annual production capacity of 60.4 million tonne (MTPA) are in the planning stages. JSW Utkal Steel has planned to build a major steel project with a 12 MTPA capacity plant at Gadakunjanga near the Paradip port as one of the twelve projects.

A 19.2 MTPA steel project at Banarpal in the Angul district was approved by the State government last year for construction by Jindal Steel Odisha, while a 24 MTPA project at Mahakalpada in Kendrapara was suggested by Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel India Ltd. At Kalinganagar in Jajpur, the Beekay Utkal Steel Industries. is building a 2.245 MTPA factory. The remaining six projects will be completed as follows: three in the Sundargarh district, one in each of the following districts: Dhenkanal, Jajapur, and Jharsugida. Additionally, the State government has given 12 steel projects the necessary approval for capacity development.

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