Question
Download Solution PDFWhich is the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Rourkela Steel Plant
Key Points
- Rourkela Steel Plant:-
- RSP is a public sector, integrated steel plant in Rourkela, Odisha state, India.
- It was established on the 3rd of February 1959 with the help of West German industrial corporations on approximately 19,000 acres of land acquired from tribal inhabitants.
- The plant is operated by the Steel Authority of India (SAIL), a Central PSU.
- RSP was the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India and is one of the largest steel plants in the country. (Hence option 2 is correct).
- It has a production capacity of 4.5 million tonnes of Hot Metal, 4.2 million tonnes of Crude Steel and 3.9 million tonnes of Saleable Steel.
Additional Information
- Indian Iron and Steel Company"-
- IISCO is an integrated steel plant located at Burnpur, West Bengal, India.
- It is a subsidiary of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the largest steel producer in India.
- IISCO has a crude steel production capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per year.
- Salem Steel Plant:-
- SSP is a steel plant located in the city of Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
- It is a unit of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the largest steel producer in India.
- SSP is a pioneer in the production of stainless steel in India.
- Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited:-
- VISL is a steel plant located in the city of Bhadravathi, Karnataka, India.
- It is a subsidiary of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the largest steel producer in India.
- VISL is a pioneer in the production of high quality alloy & special steels and pig iron.
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