(PTI)
The central government is working on strengthening the steel ecosystem in Odisha whose steel production is set to cross 100 million tonnes per annum by 2030, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said.
“Today Odisha is the highest steel producing state in the country. We are working to strengthen the steel ecosystem in Odisha. By 2030, Odisha’s steel production alone is set to cross 100 MTPA. Odisha is going to be the nerve centre of Mission Purvodaya in steel,” Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was quoted as saying in a statement.
Kalinganagar, he said, will be the hub of the clusterisation programme involving entire eastern India. “Moving beyond just producing primary steel, we will create an ecosystem of ancilliary, value added products, capital goods with industry participation,” he added.The minister was speaking during a workshop in Bhubaneswar, the steel ministry said.
