Question
Download Solution PDFWhich is the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in India?
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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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