Question

The private sector Jindal Vijayanagar Steel Plant was established at in .
A. Warangal, 2000
B. Toranagallu, 2001
C. Ballari, 2002
D. Raichur, 2003

Answer 1

Hint: a.The Jindal Vijayanagar Steel plant is located in the iron ore belt of North Karnataka, spread over 37,000 acres of land.
b.JSW's Vijayanagar plant has India's largest blast furnace.
c.JSW Steel has also formed a joint venture for setting up a steel plant in Georgia.

Complete Answer:
The JSW Vijayanagar plant is the first integrated steel plant to reach 12MTPA (million tons per annum) capacity in a single location. It was setup in 1994 in a remote village Torangal in the iron ore belt of under-developed North Karnataka, some of the unique features of the plant are-
a.It has low carbon footprint. It recycles 96% of oven gas for power generation.
b.It has India’s largest blast furnace and widest hot strip mill.
c.It promotes sustainable development, as it was the first successful Greenfield project in India.
d.It is the most productive steel plant in India (productivity 8000 tons per person per annum)

A.Warangal, 2000 is an incorrect option as it is located in Telangana.
B.Toranagallu, 2000 is the correct answer as it is located in North Karnataka.
C. Ballari, 2000 is an incorrect answer as it is located in North-Eastern part of Karnataka.
D. Raichur, 2003 is also incorrect as it is located in North-Eastern part of Karnataka.

Note: 1.JSW is India’s first company to produce 1 crore tons of steel per annum.
2.Most importantly, JSW Vijayanagar Steel plant plays an important role in the government’s much ambitious “Make in India initiative”.
3.JSW has announced its plan to invest Rs.7,500crore until March2020.