Ranchi, Apr 22: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the Rs 9000 crore modernisation and expansion project of Bokaro Steel Plant here today.
The capacity of Bokaro Steel Plant, which produces 4.5 millions tonnes of hot metal, will go up to 7.44 million tonnes after expansion. Its crude steel production also will go up from the present 4.36 million tonnes to 7 million tonnes.
The Bokaro Steel Limited (BSL) expansion plan is a part of the Steel Authority of India (SAIL)’s expansion plan to increase production of steel to 26 million tonnes by 2010.