Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today urged Union Minister of State for Mine and Steel Visnu Deo Sai to set up a production unit of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) in the state to meet the increasing demand of steel in the region.
According to a statement issued by the state, Sonowal informed the Union minister that there was ample underground reserve of steel alloy in the state and the raw material for the SAIL plant could be sourced from within the state to meet the infrastructure boom.
The Chief Minister also urged Sai to ensure completion of the construction work of the steel production unit at Dalgaon in Kamrup Rural District and make it operational at the earliest to meet the huge steel requirement of the booming infrastructure and communication sector of the region.
The government has shown its initiative by passing the 'Ease of Doing Business' bill in the very first session of the state legislative assembly of the present BJP government.
All efforts were being made to simplify the process of obtaining clearances for setting up businesses and government is fast- tracking the allotment of land to the investors for rapid industrial growth in the state, Sonowal added.
All Union Ministers were making efforts to ensure high growth in the region and DoNER ministry was also ensuring timely completion of Central Government projects in the state and the region following the Prime Minister's initiative to develop the North East, he added.
The Union Minister assured the Chief Minister that his ministry would look into the making the Dalgaon steel unit operationl at the earliest, the release stated.
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