Question: Recently SAIL’s Steel Processing Unit (SPU) at Bettiah has been dedicated to the nation. Bettiah is located in-
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Odisha
(d) Telangana
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- Union Minister of Steel, Chaudhary Birender Singh and Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan dedicated SAIL’s Steel Processing Unit (SPU) at Bettiah in West Champaran, Bihar, on 18th February, 2019.
- The Steel Ministry is making all out efforts to bridge the gap in steel consumption between rural and urban India.
- High quality steel tubes and pipes will be produced by this Unit and will also fulfill local steel requirements. Under the National Steel Policy 2017 it is hoped to double the capacity and take steel production to 300 Million Tonnes by 2031.
- Trial production from this Unit has begun since January 2019 with technical expertise from Bokaro and Rourkela Steel Plant.
- This SPU has been set up at an estimated cost of Rs 116 crores and will get raw material from Bokaro Steel Plant. The installed capacity of this unit is 50,000 Tonnes per year. The unit will expand its capacity in coming years and will generate more employment for local people.
- It should be noted that SAIL is observing the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, in its 60th year, in Bettiah at Champaran, Bihar.
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