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Bokaro Steel Plant gate. Bokaro Steel project, which is now in Jharkhand after the bifurcation of Bihar in 2000, was planned in the late 1950s. The political elites of Bihar then argued for a case for building a steel plant in Bokaro as Bihar was backwards in terms of industrialisation and the area where the steel plant was proposed was rich in mineral resources required for making steel as it ...
The Bokaro Steel Plant was established with the collaboration of Soviet Union when the First Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru desired to establish a steel plant in the region. Bokaro Steel Plant expansion to extend its capacity from 4.5 million metric tons to 7.5 million metric tonnes in 2010-2011. [22]
The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City.
The stadium was constructed in 1995 and is currently maintained by Bokaro Steel Plant. Currently the stadium hosts district level, state level and Inter-Steel Cricket Tournament matches. As of January 2013 the stadium was ready to host national level matches. The stadium fulfils all basic requirements to organise national level cricket matches.
The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City.
A new steel company, Bokaro Steel Limited (Bokaro Steel Plant), was incorporated on 29 January 1964 [6] [7] to construct and operate the steel plant at Bokaro. The 1 MT phases of Bhilai and Rourkela Steel Plants were completed by the end of December 1961. The 1 MT phase of Durgapur Steel Plant was completed in January 2008.
With the construction of the Bokaro Steel Plant, the railway station was renamed Bokaro Steel City. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Amongst the railway lines earlier laid in the area was the Grand Chord of East Indian Railway Company which was opened in 1906.
Bokaro Steel Plant is one of the largest steel producing units in the country with an annual capacity of 5.8 MT of liquid steel. [9] It was incorporated as a limited company in 1965. [10] It was later merged with the state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). [11]