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Largest blast furnace starts operating at SAIL plant
NEW DELHI: Steel Authority of India (SAIL) today said the country's largest blast furnace has become operational at its Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP). "With the start of the new state-of-the-art furnace, hot metal capacity at RSP will increase to 4.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from its present capacity of 2 MTPA," SAIL said in a statement.
"Durga, the largest blast furnace of the country, has become operational," the company said. "Built at an approximate expenditure of Rs 1,600 crore, the furnace has a useful volume of 4,060 cubic metres." SAIL chief CS Verma visited the plant today and inspected the facilities, according to the statement.ECONOMIC TIMES .
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