First phase of Tata Steel's Kalinga Nagar plant in early 2014: Nerurkar

The proposed six million tonne steel plant of Tata Steel at Kalinga Nagar in Orissa will concentrate entirely on flat steel products, catering to the needs of the automotive industry and white goods.

Phase-I of the project is expected to be commissioned by February 2014. The steel maker has already invested over Rs 10,000 crore on it and the first phase would witness an investment of Rs 20-25,000 crore.

"The entire six mtpa production at the Kalinga Nagar plant will be flat products. Phase-I of the plant is expected to be commissioned January/February 2014 and this would see an investment of Rs 20-25,000 crore. Work is going on at the site and mostly foundation work is in progress. We had discussions with the Chief Minister and I apprised him on the status of our projects at Kalinga Nagar and Gopalpur”, H M Nerurkar, managing director, Tata Steel told reporters after meeting state Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik.

Tata Steel has already shifted 915 out of the 1200-odd affected families out of the project site and resettled them at the company's rehabilitation colonies at Gobarghati, Tirjanga and Sunsilo.

Asked on the company's proposed industrial park at gopalpur, Nerurkar said, “We have got the CRZ (Coastal Regulatory Zone) clearance for the industrial park and hope to get the environmental clearance by the end of October this year.