Country's largest blast furnace 'Durga' became operational at the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) of Steel Authority of India ltd (SAIl) on Saturday
“With the start of the new state-of-the-art furnace, hot metal capacity at RSP will increase to 4.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from its present capacity of 2 MTPA,” SAIl said in a statement.
“Durga, the largest blast furnace of the country, has become operational,” the company said. “Built at an approximate expenditure of Rs 1,600 crore, the furnace has a useful volume of 4,060 cubic metres.