As per the Hans India report, Telangana State Secretary to Industry department Mr. JayeshRanjan said that the proposal to set up the Integrated Steel Plant at Bayyaram is under consideration and the official committee headed by Special Chief Secretary Ajay Mishra was examining various aspects regarding the establishment of the plant. In a clarification of the report published in The Hans India under “TS govt drops unviable Bayyaram steel plant” on January 4, the official, who is also Director Mines and Geology said that the government is strongly determined to ensure that the project becomes a reality.
Mr. Jayesh said that the Task Force meetings are being held at the Ministry of Steel in New Delhi and the State government will participate and furnish the required inputs for finalisation of the feasibility report. He also said that a team of MECON Limited, Ranchi, has visited various sites for suitability to establish the ISP, land availability, water resource and cost, power source and cost, raw materials availability and extension of incentives and concessions by the State government.
The government furnished the required inputs to MECON except for plant location, land availability, and iron ore linkage. He added that the reassessment of iron ore deposits in the state by the Geological Survey of India reflected to be inferior quality and not suitable as raw material. Based on the suggestion by the task force for iron ore linkage from NMDC mines in Chhattisgarh, the State government entrusted Rail Vikas Nigam Limited to take up a feasibility survey for laying of railway lines from Bailadella to the proposed plant in the Bayyaram area. Mr.Jayesh also said that the RVNL submitted the report and it is under examination by the State government and the NMDC already expressed willingness for the supply of iron ore.
