Lok Sabha
As part of backward integration, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is installing new steel melting facilities of 180,000 tonnes per annum at Salem Steel Plant to make it an integrated plant. Initially scrap will be used as input material for steel making. However in future Direct Reducing Iron (DRI) is also being considered as a substitute for it. For this, SAIL has already applied for lease of Kanjamalai iron ore reserve to the Government of Tamil Nadu.
The expansion plan envisages a production of 0.34 Million Tonne (MT) per annum of saleable steel from the current level of 0.18 Million Tonne (MT) per annum.
Additional facilities proposed to be installed under expansion plan of Salem Steel Plant will provide direct and indirect employment opportunities though their exact numbers have not been quantified at this stage.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Steel Dr. Akhilesh Das in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
DNM/CC
(Release ID :33405)