UPGRADATION OF EXISTING FACILITIES BY SAIL
LOK SABHA
Steel Authority of
India Limited (SAIL) intends to invest Rs.800-1000 crore every
year to upgrade the existing facilities during 10th
Plan period (2002-07). The investments depending on techno-economics
and availability of funds, would be made in the areas of Iron
& Steel making and Rolling Mills.
Some of the major
projects presently being undertaken are as follows :
- Long Rail Facilities
in Rail & Structural Mill at Bhilai Steel Plant.
- Upgradation of
Pipe Plants of RSP and Rebuilding of Coke Oven Battery No. 1 at
Rourkela Steel Plant.
Further, a new Bloom
Caster with Reheating Furnace at Durgapur Steel Plant and Rebuilding
of Coke Oven Battery No. 5 at Bokaro Steel are being considered.
Besides the above, the other major projects envisaged during 10th
Plan period are Upgradation of Cold Rolling Mills at Bokaro and
Rourkela Steel Plants, a new Finishing Mill at Durgapur Steel
Plant, Upgradation of Blast Furnaces at Bhilai Steel Plant and
Casters at Bhilai and Bokaro Steel Plants.
Continuous efforts
are being made by SAIL to improve the techno-economic performance
of all plants, including the loss making plants. This includes
improvements in blast furnace productivity, lower coke rate &
higher volumes of production for optimal utilization of resources.
This information
was given by the Minister of Steel, Shri Braja Kishore Tripathy
in a written reply to the question of Shri T.M. Selvaganapathi
in Lok Sabha today.
