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Bhushan Steel receives direction of closure from SPCB to its Blast Furnace No 2 Odisha

28 Nov 2013 Evaluate

Bhushan Steel has received a Direction of Closure from the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Odisha for not starting the operations of Blast Furnace No. 2 again, trial run of which started recently on 10.11.2013, till the further direction of the Pollution Board. 

Earlier as on November 13, 2013, an explosion happened in the slag pit during the trial run of the Blast Furnace No.2 of the Company which was under trial from past three days at the Steel Plant of the Company at Meramandali, District Dhenkanal, Odisha. The incident led to demise of one person and four persons got injured out of which one is critical. Rescue operations were immediately launched and injured persons were rushed for first aid to Hospitals at Cuttack and at Banarpal.

Bhushan Steel, formerly known as Bhushan Steel & Strips, is one of the leading players in the steel industry with steel making capacity of 2.2 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA).

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