(a) whether the Government proposes to expand or set up a full-fledged
integrated plant of mining at Salem Steel Plant;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be done?
(a) whether the Government proposes to expand or set up a full-fledged
integrated plant of mining at Salem Steel Plant;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be done?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL (DR. AKHILESH DAS)
(a)&(b): Expansion of Salem Steel Plant has been approved ‘in principle’ by SAIL Board at an indicative
cost of Rs.1,553 crore. The expansion plan envisages installation of Steel Melting Shop to produce 180,000
tonnes per annum (tpa) of stainless steel slabs and the capacity of the Cold Rolling Mill to be increased
to produce 1,46,000 tpa of cold rolled stainless steel. At present, there is no proposal for setting up a
full fledged integrated plant with mining at Salem Steel Plant.
(c) The Expansion plan of Salem Steel Plant is scheduled to be completed by 2009.