Public hearing for Jindal Steel Odisha’s 19.2 MTPA steel plant at Angul completed successfully

•          Massive support by the local villagers  for the expansion project

•          After completion, the capacity of JSP’s steel plant at Angul will be 25.2, MTPA  which will make it world’s largest steel plant at single location.

 By Subrat Sarangi

Angul, Sept. 29: The public hearing meeting for 19.2 MTPA Integrated steel plant by Jindal Steel Odisha at Angul has been completed successfully at Sabhaghar Hall in Angul today.

More than 600 people from the affected villages of the proposed project participated in the public hearing  and expressed their support for the  expansion of the project.

The meeting was presided by Shri Rajanikant Swain, ADM, Angul.  Dr. Anup Mallik, Regional Officer of State Pollution Control Board conducted the meeting. Mr. Baitura Deep, Sub-Collector, Angul and Ms. Ishani Panda, LAO, Angul were present in the meeting.

After completion, the capacity of JSP’s steel plant at Angul will be 25.2 MTPA  which will make it  the world’s largest steel plant at single location.

At the beginning, JSP’s Head (environment) Sri Alok Sahu informed the villagers about   the  environmental implications of the  proposed project and the mitigation measures to be adopted by the Company  for maintaining a balanced ecology .

The Company will invest Rs. 1,19,952 Crore for this expansion project, he informed. After the expansion, 9400 direct employment  will be generated which will include unskilled, semi-skilled from the local area   & skilled personnel mainly  from the  local  areas and from outside .

In addition, thousands of indirect employment and multiple business opportunities will be generated for the upcoming  investment  for project expansion

With a plantation of 7.7 lakh trees, approximately 35 percent of the total plant area will be covered under greenbelt and  additional  canopy  coverage will be created with massive  plantation in and around plant premises. The plant will have a complete Zero Effluent Discharge system, in which Industrial Effluent and water will be recycled and reused. All environmental components will be routinely monitored as per the law of the land .

All the  villagers present in the meeting   welcomed the expansion project but  demanded for more employment to local people. Though the villagers expressed their satisfaction  over the multi dimensional  CSR work undertaken by the Company , they demanded more such Sustainable community  development programmers  in the periphery villages .

The company officials informed that very soon a multi-speciality hospital will be established by JSP Foundation, the Social Arm of the Jindal Steel & Power . The land for the hospital  has already been identified and the company has applied for required permission from the government for the hospital.  The company officials  also informed that more CSR activities are in pipeline to address Health care,  education, women empowerment, Sustainable livelihood and sports promotion.

As per the Company policy the  Local people will   be given more preference for employment, informed the company officials.

Mr. Susant Kumar Behera, MLA (Chhendipada); Mr. Akhaya Kumar Samant, Chairman, Angul Municipality; Mr. Agasti Behera, Nominee of Sambalpur MP participated in the public hearing meeting

On behalf of the  Company Mr. Hridayeswar Jha, Executive Director, JSP; Mr. SK Sharma,Vice President and Mr. Ashish Pandey, Vice-President were present in the meeting.

The proposed project consists of establishment of 19.2 MTPA integrated steel plant, expansion of the pellet plant from 5.0 MTPA to 26.0 MTPA and Hot Rolling Mill from 3.1 MTPA to 21.1 MTPA at Basudevpur, Panpur, Kaliakata Jungle, Kaliakata, Ramadih, Sankerjang, Sankerjang Jungle, Badakerjang, Badakerjang Jungel, Jamunda, Jamunda Jungle, Paripara and Jarada village of Banarpal and Chhendipada Block of Angul district. The steel plant will have 5.4 MTPA DRI Plant, 11.5 MTPA Sinter Plant, 5.17 MTPA Coke Oven, 14.0 MTPA Blast Furnace, 6.0 MTPA EAF, 13.2 MTPA BOF, 1.2 MTPA Wire Rod Mill 7.5 MTPA CRM, 7200 TPD Calcination Plant, 11000 TPD Oxygen Plant, 550 Mega Watt Captive Power Plant, 0.376 MTPA Ferro Alloys Plant and 1.5 MTPA Cement Plant.