Question

Name the iron and steel plant located in Chhattisgarh.

Answer 1

Hint: The plant has been the flagship of the Public Sector Steel Company's integrated steel plant unit, the Steel Authority of India Limited, and is its largest and most profitable production facility. It is SAIL's flagship factory, contributing the greatest percentage of profit. The factory is the sole supplier of the country's longest 260-metre rail lines (850 ft).

Complete Answer:
India's Iron and Steel Industry - Among the most important industries in India are the iron and steel industries. India was the third largest producer of raw steel between 2014 and 2016.
- After China, India became the 2nd largest steel producer in the world in 2019. and the world's largest steel iron producer. 82,68 million tons of total finished steel and 9,7 million tons of raw iron were produced by the industry. Two kinds of steel plants are open - mini steel plants and integrated steel plants. Approximately half of the steel in the country is manufactured by medium and small enterprises.
- Mini steel plants are smaller, use steel scrap as well as sponge iron and have electric furnaces. They have re-rollers that even make use of steel ingots. Carbon steel and alloy steel of certain specifications are made. In India, there are about 650 mini-steel plants.
- Integrated steel plants are massive, handling everything from raw material assembly to steel making, rolling and shaping in one complex. Iron ore, coke and flux are fed and heated into the blast furnace.

The Chhattisgarh-based iron and steel factory –
The Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) - Located in Bhilai, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, the Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) is India's first and main steel rail manufacturer, as well as a major producer of large steel plates and other steel products.
- The plant also generates steel and markets its coke ovens and coal chemical plants for various chemical by-products. In 1955, it was set up with the aid of the USSR.
- Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) is the eleven-time Prime Minister's Trophy recipient for the country's best integrated steel plant.
- There are three groups of the iron and steel industry in India: primary producers, other major producers and secondary producers.

Note: The availability of iron ore at Dalli Rajhara, about 100 km from the site, calcareous from Nandini, about 25 km from the factory, and dolomite from Hirri, about 140 km away, and coal from the Korba and Kargali coal fields, was the key consideration for choosing Bhilai. Most iron and steel are made from iron ore in India.