SAIL likely to exit 35,000-crore Sindri revival project: Report

24 Jun 2014 Evaluate

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is likely to surrender Rs 35,000-crore revival project of the Sindri fertiliser plant in Jharkhand due to inordinate delay in land acquisition. Further, the steel behemoth has already conveyed problems it faced in land acquisition to the Fertilizers Ministry.

Sindri project, comprised of 5.6 million tonne per annum (MT) steel plant, 1.5 MTPA urea plant and 1,000 MW power plant at the erstwhile Fertiliser Corporation of India complex. The company’s proposal was also cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in August, 2011 and a new company, SAIL Sindri Projects, was created in November, 2011 for the revival of the unit.While, the production in the united halted in 2002 due to land encroachment issue, funding was also an issue for the PSU which has other commitments to fulfill.

SAIL is India's largest steel producing company. The company is among the five Maharatnas of the country's Central Public Sector Enterprises. The company has five integrated steel plants, three special plants, and one subsidiary in different parts of the country.

 

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