Nagpur: Metal Lloyds and Energy Limited (LMEL), the only lease holder for iron ore mines in the Gadchiroli Surjagargh pocket, studied to start mobilizing resources for sponge iron mills in the same district.
If things go according to plan, the difficult district will get its first industrial project from the scale to be calculated in the next 15 months.
A enough boomipujan was held at the location of the convenience factory last month.
Now, mobilizing resources has begun.
The 12-month time limit was chased, however, given all the obstacles, this project is expected to be ready in April, a source said.
Applications for environmental permits have also been submitted before the state government to operate.
Approval for building, which is the first stage, has been secured, said the source.
The first stage will cover two units of 95 million tons of day capacity require the investment of Rs 600 Crore.
The bigger plan is to then have 10 units of 60 million tons of iron sponge units in the coming year.
Lmel already has iron-iron plants in Ghuggogy in Chandrapur.
However, because it has a mine in Surjagargh, there are demands to start the industry in the Gadchiroli district itself.
In 2018, the company acquired 125 hectares of land in a conservation, a village 90 km from the Surjagarh mine.
Former Head of Minister Devendra Fadnavis has also pushed the project at a conservation.
Plants in Ghuggogy are Ironone ore sources from market sources because the quantity of Surjagarh is not much.
The plan is to extend iron ore mined from the Surjagarh mine which has an annual capacity of 3 million tons.
However, so far, no more than 6 lakh tons have been extracted.
The MAOIS threat has become a problem in carrying out operation safely.
Now, with police armed position established, the company hopes that mining will continue with Smoothy.
The operation has been upgraded a few months ago.
However, a group led by the Minister of Rehabilitation of State and Rehabilitation Vijay Wadettiwar has caused local problems.
Wadettiwar also led protests in 2016 when BJP came to power.
Protests have ended, said company source.
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