Steel Minister dedicate rebuilt Blast Furnace- 1, RSP, to nation

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New Delhi : Union Minister for Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh dedicated the rebuilt Blast Furnace-1 ‘Parvati’ of SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP), to the nation on June 11, 2018.

Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Jual Oram, Dr Aruna Sharma, Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Binoy Kumar, Officer on Special Duty, Ministry of Steel, along, senior officers of SAIL and a large number of employees were present on the occasion.

Parvati is the first Blast Furnace of SAIL that was dedicated to the nation on February 3, 1959, by the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. The Blast Furnace was put down on August 6, 2013, for total rebuilding. Although erected on the old foundation, the rebuilt furnace equipped with superior technology has a higher production capacity. With the rebuilding, the annual production capacity of the furnace has increased from 0.438 Million tonnes (MT) to 1.015 MT, according to a PIB release.

The Steel Minister also laid the foundation stone of the Burns and Plastic Surgery Department of Super Specialty block at Ispat General Hospital. This unit is the only burns and plastic surgery in the region and will fulfil the requirements of not only Rourkela but also of the people of neighboring districts and states.

The Steel Minister also visited the state-of-the-art New Plate Mill of RSP and planted saplings at the Pragati Udyan situated in front of the Mill.