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MAINS
: Sample Notes For Geography Optional
IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY
DISTRIBUTION OF IRON AND STEEL
INDUSTRY IN INDIA
| PLANT |
IRON ORE |
COAL |
HEP/ WATER |
REMARKS |
| TISCO |
Gurumahisani (Orissa) Noamundi (Jharkhand) Singhbhum
|
Jharia- Raniganj |
Subarnrekha River |
Calcutta Port NH5, NH6 |
| IISCO |
Guna (Jharkhand) Singhbhum |
Jharia |
DVC, Damodar River |
Calcutta Port NH2 |
| VISW |
Kemmangundi (Chikmaglur, Karnataka) |
- |
Sharavati Power, Bhadra River |
Mangalore Port NH4 |
| BHILAI |
Dalli Rajhara |
Korba-Kargali |
Korba Thermal power Plant,
Mahanadi Basin
|
Calcutta – Nagpur Rail NH6
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| ROURKELA |
Sundargarh Keonjhar |
Jharia Talcher |
Hirukud HEP,
Sankh-South Koel River
|
Calcutta – Nagpur Rail NH6 |
| DURGAPUR |
Bolani, Mayurbhanj |
Jharia, Raniganj |
DVC, Damodar River |
Calcutta Port Calcutta – Asansol
Rail NH2 |
| SALEM |
Local |
- |
Mettur dam |
Puducherry – Coimbatore by
NHs Exports Stainless steel |
| VIZAG |
Bailadila (Chattisgarh) |
Imported + Damodar |
- |
II largest producer, NH5 |
| VIJAYNAGAR |
Nearby |
Sringareni |
Tungabhadra dam |
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| BOKARO |
Kiriburu (Orissa) (Keonjhar) |
Jharia |
DVC, Bokaro & Damodar Rivers |
Largest I&S plant, Calcutta
port connected through NH2 |
TISCO Jamshedpur
- Raw material is the most important
determinant for the location of TISCO Plant in Jamshedpur.
Besides, the latter development of transportation,
easy availability of labour and facilities
of nearby Calcutta Port alongwith market
around helped this plant to grow.
- Haematite Iron Ore: Gurumahisani and Noamundi,
Singhbhum District within 100 km.
- Coal: Jharia (Jharkhand) and Raniganj (West
Bengal) within 200 km.
- Calcutta: Port and industrialized hinterland
for market within 250 km.
- Water: Subarnrekha River
for cooling purposes.
- Labour: Cheap and abundant: Bihar, Chottanagpur
(Tribals), Orissa.
- Good transport facilities: NH6
(Mumbai - Kolkata) and NH5 (Chennai - Kolkata)
passes near to it (part of Golden Quadrilateral)
IISCO Kulti, Hirapur and Burnpur
- Hirapur (pig iron), Kulti (steel) and Burnpur (rolling)
- Iron Ore: Guna mines, Singhbhum district
(Jharkhand) within 300 km
- Earlier received coal from Jharia, but now
power from DVC extensively used.
- Kolkata Port: 200 km, provides port as well
as Market facilities.
- Cheap Labour available from West Bengal and
adjoining areas.
- Road links with Kolkata Port and other major
destinations through NHs provide good transportation facilities.
VISW, Bhadaravati
- High grade Haematite iron ore from Kemmangundi
Mines in Chikmaglur district (Karnataka): 40 km away
- Coal not available in vicinity; earlier used locally available
charcoal, but now HEP from Sharavati Power Project.
- Bhadra (vati) River passes through it. Water
easily available. Also its valley 13 km wide providing enough
land for expanding activities.
- Well connected to Mangalore Port.
- NH4 (part of Golden Quadrilateral) passes
near to it. Well connected by transport linkages. Lies on Biru
- Shimoga railway line.
- Engaged in producing steel for Defence purposes.
Bhilai Steel Plant
- Durg happens to be a backward area. Purpose
of setting up this plant was to bring prosperity to this area
- Rich Haematite iron ore from Dalli-Rajhara
Range within 100 km.
- Coal from Korba and Kargali (Chattisgarh)
within 200 km distance.
- Power from Korba Thermal Power Station.
- Connected with Kolkata-Nagpur railway line.
Lies on NH6 (Joining Mumbai with Kolkata).
Well connected network.
- Cheap labour available from adjoining areas
(Tribal population).
- Lies in Chattisgarh basin drained by Mahanadi
and its tributaries, therefore water availability is high.
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