JSW Steel has sought 1,100 acre more from the Karnataka Government for
expansion.
The land is required to further expand the capacity to 16 million tpa and set
up a 600 MW captive power plant at an investment of Rs 15,137 crore. According
to sources, the high-level clearance committee of the state has already approved
this proposal.
Currently, the company is in the process of completing its ongoing
capacity-expansion programme to reach 10 million tpa by March 2011 at
Toranagallu in Bellary district. The expansion is being carried out at an
investment of Rs 10,000 crore.
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