Name two measures steel plant in the public sector
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Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO):
This is the oldest iron and steel centre of India. It is a private sector enterprise. It was established in 1907 by Jamshedji Tata at Sakchi in Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. Later on, it was renamed as Jamshedpur after Jamshedji. It started producing pig iron in 1911 and steel in 1912.
The plant initially had capacity of producing 1.21 million tonnes of pig iron and 1.1 million tonnes of steel per annum. This capacity has been enhanced to 3.9 million tonnes of pig iron, 2 million tonnes of ingot steel and 3 million tonnes of saleable steel. Currently it produces about 3 million tonnes of saleable steel. Following facilities are available to this centre:
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(i) High grade haematite iron ore is available from Noamundi mines of Singhbhum in Jharkhand and Gurumahisani mines of Mayurbhanj in Orissa. These mines are located at a distance of 75-100 km from Jamshedpur.
(ii) Coal is available from Jharia and Raniganj coal mines located 160 to 200 km from Jamshedpur.
(iii) Manganese comes from Joda mines of Kendujhar district in Orissa.
(iv) Dolomite, limestone and fire clay used as flux material are available from Sundargarh district of Orissa.
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(v) Kolkata, located at a distance of 250 km, provides port facilities and its industrialised hinderland provides market for the products.
(vi) Sufficient water for cooling purposes is obtained from Subamrekha River. In addition to this, the storage dam on Kharkai River also provides water.
(vii) Jamshedpur is well connected with Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai by road and rail and enjoys good transport facilities.
(viii) Densely populated regions of Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa provide cheap labour. Major part of labour is drawn from tribal areas of Chota Nagpur plateau.
Dubari Steelworks:
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The shortage of space in Jamshedpur and some other allied factors persuaded TISCO to locate a second steelworks at Gopalpur in Orissa, about 170 kms south-east of Bhubaneswar. The favourable factors are coastal location, proximity to a rich iron ore belt, availability of sparsely settled land for the project, a nearby source of fresh water in the form of a rivulet, proximity to the trunk rail line and a national highway and the presence of a minor deep water port which could be expanded.
Tata Steel acquired land near Gopalpur to set up a shore based steel plant in 1997 but shelved the project later due to slow pace of development of Gopalpur port and a resistance movement by local people. Consequently the Tata Steel decided to build a six million tonne plant at Duburi.
The infrastructure included development of the Dhamra port and a railway line between Dhamra and Bhadrakh. The project is a part of Tata Steel’s plan to reach 15 million tonne capacity by 2010. This plant will use the latest technology and will be cost competitive with the most efficient steel plants in the world.
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TISCO & HAL
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