Which important industry is located at Muri?

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

45th BPSC Prelims (Held in 2002) Official paper

Answer 1

The correct answer is Aluminium manufacturing.

Key Points

The Muri Hindalco Plant

Muri Works of Hindalco Industries Limited is India’s first alumina refinery commissioned in 1948 by the erstwhile Indian Aluminium Company (INDAL).
In 2005, Hindalco merged the plant with itself after acquiring INDAL.
The plant is located on the banks of Swarnarekha River at Chota Muri, 65km from Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand state
Muri Works is India’s first alumina refinery commissioned in 1948 by the Indian Aluminium Company.
Later in 2005, Hindalco acquired Indian Aluminium Company (INDAL) and merged the plant with itself.
The plant is located on the banks of Swarnarekha River at Chota Muri, 65km from Ranchi, Jharkhand. Primary products include standard and special grades of Alumina and Alumina-hydrate.
The present capacity of plant stands at 450 Kilo tonne per annum (KTPA).
The plant and residential colony together cover an area of 334.2 acres.