Cement Consumption Crosses 10 Mn Tonne Mark In Ap

The cement consumption has crossed the 10 million tonne mark for the first time in Andhra Pradesh during the financial year 2000-03, with an 18 per cent growth over the previous year.

The growth in consumption, despite the drought impact across the state, has come through a hectic activity in housing construction and laying of cement roads in rural areas under the Food for Work programme.

The ongoing highway expansion works, covering a total length of over 1,000 km in the state, has also resulted in higher consumption of cement.

All the major, mini and non-local companies engaged in the cement marketing in the state put together despatched 10.38 million tonnes of cement during the year as against a despatch figure of 8.82 million tonnes during 2001-02.

 

The growth in cement consumption in the state is higher than that in other southern states and also the national average.

Cement consumption went up by 9 per cent in Tamil Nadu, 16 per cent in Karnataka, 17 per cent in Kerala and 9 per cent on all India basis during the financial year 2002-03.

Andhra Pradesh recorded the highest growth in cement consumption for the second year in succession. During 2001-02, cement consumption in the state went up by 25.68 per cent at 8.82 million tonnes, as against 7 million tonees in the preceding year.