NMDC commissions ₹5,427 cr integrated iron ore project in Chhattisgarh

•NMDC commissions ₹5,427 crore integrated iron ore project in Chhattisgarh, expanding its presence across the iron ore value chain.

•The project includes a new iron ore processing plant at Bacheli, a 15 MTPA slurry pipeline, and a 2 MTPA pellet plant at Nagarnar.

•The 135-km slurry pipeline transports processed iron ore concentrate, reducing NMDC's dependence on railways and passing through 61 villages.

•The project allows NMDC to process iron ore fines and slimes into pellets for steelmaking, increasing its iron ore production capacity.