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Iron and steel industry

Father of modern industrial India

Integrated steel plants Location Bhilai steel plant Bhilai, Chhattisgarh Bokaro steel plant Bokaro, Jharkhand Durgapur steel plant Indian iron and steel plant(IISCO) Burnpur, West Bengal Rourkela steel plant Rourkela, Odisha Vishveswaraya steel Bhadravati, Karnataka Tata Iron and steel (TISCO) Jamshedpur, Vizag steel plant Vizag, Andhra Pradesh Vijayanagar steel plant Vijaynagar Steel plants where various processes are done in one unit is called an integrated steel plant.

Advantages Employment to a lot of people Caters to the needs of engineering, automobiles and construction in the domestic and international market.

Mini steel plants Major mini steel plants Location Essar steel plant Hazira,Gujarat National iron and steel company Belur, West Bengal Mukund Steel plant Mumbai, Maharashtra Maharashtra Electrosmelt Ltd Chandrapur, Maharashtra Jindal steel plant Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Use economically available scrap iron to make steel which is further rolled and shaped into necessary products. These cater to local need of the market. Require comparatively smaller capital.

Raw materials required Iron ore Fuel Ferro alloys Scrap Iron Flux

Singhbhum iron ore mine in Jharkhand Jharia coal mine in Jharkhand Korba coal fields(Inferior) at Chhatisgarh Noamundi iron ore and manganese(Jharkhand)

Oldest steel manufacturing plant in India(1907) Renamed as Tata steel Ltd, located at Tatanagar, Jamshedpur in Chota Nagpur region, Jharkhand. Oldest steel manufacturing plant in India(1907)

TISCO(Private sector) Rivers Subarnarekha and Kharkai Plenty of water supply Used for washing and cooling Plenty of hydroelectricity from Damodar River valley project

Iron ore, limestone and dolomite and manganese from Jharkhand Singhbum Iron ore, limestone and dolomite and manganese from Jharkhand A lot of inexpensive skilled and unskilled labour is available . Is well connected by rail and road. Coal from Jharia

Located in Durg district, Chhatisgarh. First plant to be set up after independence(1957) Biggest in India

Bhilai Steel plant(Public limited) Managed by the steel authority of India(SAIL) and owned by the Central Government. First to be set up after independence Availability of high quality iron ore from Durg and Bastar districts Coal from Korba coalfields: and superior coal from Jharia Raniganj Electricity from Korba power station

Manganese from Balaghat and Limestone from Bhilai (Nandini mines) Bhandara Dolomite from Hirri quarry,140 kms away. Well connected by road and rail Water supply from the Tendula canal.

Located in Bardhman district of West Bengal.(1962)

Excellent transport facility including navigation canals Durgapur steel plant Excellent transport facility including navigation canals Coal from Jharia and Raniganj Water from Damodar river Iron ore from Singhbum and Keonjhar Limestone from Birmitrapur Manganese from barbil and Sundergarh

Located in Northern Odisha.

Well connected by road and rail Rourkela steel plant Coal from Jharia Iron ore and manganese from Keonjhar and Noamundi Hydropower from Hirakud power project Limestone and dolomite from Birmitrapur Well connected by road and rail Water from Sankh river

Located on the banks of river Damodar in Jharkhand Bokaro steel plant Located on the banks of river Damodar in Jharkhand Electricity from Bokaro power plant Coal from Bokaro and Jharia Limestone from Bhavnathpur Water from Damodar Dolomite Iron ore from Noamundi

IISCO is located at Burnpur and Kutli in West Bengal Indian iron and steel company(IISCO) IISCO is located at Burnpur and Kutli in West Bengal

Indian iron and steel company(IISCO) Iron ore from Singhbum(Jharkhand) Coal from Raniganj and Jharia Manganese from Balaghat and Birmitrapur Limestone and dolomite from Odisha Water from Damodar

Country’s first shore based steel plant Country’s first shore based steel plant. Modern plant adopting latest technology.(1992)

Vizag steel plant Coking coal Iron ore from Bailadila mines Dolomite from Birmitrapur Limestone

Visveswaraya iron and steel Located at Bhadravati, Karnataka Manganese from Maharashtra and MP Forests on Western Ghats supply charcoal Iron ore from Kemmangundi Limestone from Bhandi Gudda Water from Bhadra river