Steel Processing Units
The Minister of Steel, Shri Beni Prasad Verma has said that Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has accorded “in-principle” approval for setting up of ten Steel Processing Units (SPUs) in the State of Bihar (Bettiah, Mahnar and Gaya), Madhya Pradesh (Hoshangabad, Ujjain and Gwalior), Assam (Guwahati), in Uttar Pradesh (Lakhimpur), Jammu & Kashmir (Srinagar) and in Himachal Pradesh (Kangra).
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today he said, the SPUs at Bettiah and Kangra have been accorded final approval by SAIL Board. For the SPU at Bettiah, integrated trials have been completed successfully. Upon grant of quality certification the project would be made operational. For the SPU at Kangra, civil and structural works and erection of equipment is in progress. Trials runs are expected to start by March, 2012.
He said, in addition to the above, an SPU is also proposed to be set up by SAIL at Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh through Joint Venture. At present there is no proposal to set up SPU in Sirohi district of Rajasthan.
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