Bhubaneswar: As many as 13 steel plants with a total capacity of 64.28 MTPA will be set up in Odisha, Steel and Mines Minister Prafulla Kumar Mallik told the State Assembly Monday.
Replying to a question from Padmini Dian (BJD), the Minister said the upcoming greenfield projects are proposed to be set up at Barbil, Karakola, Keonjhar, Mahadeijoda and Nayagarha in Keonjhar district, Banarpal in Angul district, Mahakalapada in Kendrapara, Dhinkia in Jagatsinghpur, two in Kalinganagar in Jajpur district, Lathikata and Bonai in Sundargarh district and Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district.
Mallik said while Arya Iron & Steel Company Pvt Ltd proposed to set up its plant at Barbil, JSW Utkal Steel Ltd at Dinka, Orissa Alloy Steel Pvt Ltd and Beekay Utkal Steel Industries Ltd at Kalinganagar, Envirocare Infrasolution Pvt Ltd at Lathikata, Fedders Electric & Engineering Ltd at Bonai and Rungta Mines Ltd at Rairangpur.
Similarly, Rungta Mines Ltd proposed to set up steel plants at Karakola and Keonjhar, Siddhiriddhi International Pvt Ltd at Mahadeijoda, Orissa Metaliks Ltd at Nayagarh, Jindal Steel Odisha Ltd at Banarpal and ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India Ltd at Mahakalpada.
The Minister said the state government has auctioned 41 mines, out of which 23 have become operational. The process is on to auction five more mines and ten more mines are in the pipeline to be auctioned.
Mallick said the five mines for which the process is on for auction are- Kendudihi North Iron ore block (Keonjhar), Bhanjikusum Manganese block, Kusumdihi Manganese ore block, Kedesala north-east iron ore block and Orahuri Manganese block, all in Sundargarh.
UNI