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Burnpur is a captive township of SAIL, the area covered by IISCO Steel Plant and its surroundings in Asansol of Paschim Bardhaman district, in the heart of the mining-industrial belt in the western periphery of the state of West Bengal, India.
Eugene Black, president of the World Bank, visited India in connection with the study of the Technical Mission. He also visited Burnpur. The rising demand for steel paved the way for expansion of IISCO. The foreign exchange component of the expansion programme was met with a loan from the World Bank. The expansion programmes were completed in 1956.
The airport is located at an elevation of 310 feet (94 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,003 by 75 feet (1,220 × 23 m) with non-precision approach markings.
The Burnpur Football Stadium is a centre of extensive sports activities. Players groomed in the SAIL Football Academy at Burnpur have represented SAIL in the Kolkata IFA and 1st Division League matches. [46] [47] Burnpur Cricket Club Ground is a first-class level cricket stadium located at Burnpur.
Mjunction services limited operating in Information Technology and the Internet, is a 50:50 venture promoted by SAIL and TATA Steel. Founded in February 2001, it is today not only India's largest eCommerce company (having eTransacted worth over Rs. 900 billion till date) but also runs the world's largest eMarketplace for steel. [15]
Over the years, Asansol experienced considerable growth due to coal mining, railway development, and the establishment of IISCO’s steel plant at Burnpur. Asansol municipal corporation was formed in 1994, with the addition of Burnpur Notified Area Authority, some rural parts of Asansol community development block, and some colliery areas. [3]
IISCO Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Limited at Burnpur has a crude steel production capacity of 2.5 million tonnes per year. [35] The modernisation and expansion programme of IISCO Steel Plant was implemented with an investment of over Rs 16,000 crore [ 36 ] As of 2015, the investment for modernisation was the single largest ...
Burnpur Cement Limited is one of the largest producers of cement in Eastern India. The company has a plant in Asansol, West Bengal, which is functioning since 1991. It has a capacity of 1,000 TPD. The Patratu unit of Burnpur Cement Limited has a production capacity of 800 tonnes-per-day (TPD) cement. [3]