MODERNISATION OF SAIL

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LOK SABHA

The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), a public sector undertaking of the Steel Ministry has incurred expenditure of Rs. 4326 crore and Rs. 3978 crore in the modernisation of Durgapur Steel Plant and Rourkela Steel Plant respectively till March, 2003.

The company has approved a new Ladle Furnace in Steel Melting Shop at Durgapur Steel Plant at a cost of Rs. 23.33 crore and Rebuilding of Coke Oven Batttery No. 1 at rourkela Steel plant at a cost of Rs. 112.39 crore in March, 2003.

This Information was given by the Minister of Steel, Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.