Joshi lays foundation stone of Rs 483cr crusher & conveyor
Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of a Crusher and Conveyor System to be readied with an investment of Rs 483 crore at aluminium major NALCOs Mining & Refinery (M&R) Complex in Damanjodi in Odisha.
The system will cater to feed bauxite for the 5th stream of Alumina Refinery of the state-owned Navaratna company.
The project is expected to be completed by April 2022 and would cost around Rs 483 crore.
We as a country aim to reach a $5 trillion economy by 2024 and I am sure NALCO will be a success story in this growth trajectory, Joshi said while interacting with employees of NALCO at M&R Complex in Damanjodi in Koraput district after laying the foundation stone.
The minister pointed out that Odisha has about 51 per cent of bauxite, 25 per cent of coal and 34 per cent of iron ore resources of the country apart from 96 per cent of chromite and 44 per cent of manganese resources.
Our government has taken a number of ..