NMDC ltd is in the process of implementing an ambitious project of laying Slurry Pipeline from Bailadila to Jagdalpur and further upto Visakhapatnam, officials informed.
The capacity of the line 15 MTPA and this will be associated with facilities like beneficiation Plant at Kirandul & Bacheli, Pellet Plant at Nagarnar and Vizag.
The Slurry Pipeline between Bacheli to Nagarnar is being executed by NMDC and from Nagarnar to Vizag is envisaged to be executed in SPV mode. The works for Bailadila to Jagdalpur segment (140 Km) has been taken up. This project is challenging in terms of obtaining various clearances and permissions from statutory bodies and complexity of the route, officials infomed.
The company is executing the project in two phases. The first phase is being executed from Bacheli to Nagarnar in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh at an estimated outlay of Rs 4,000 crore; and the second phase will be executed from Nagarnar to Vizag in Andhra Pradesh at an outlay of Rs 6,000 crore, officials informed.
Notably, to transport pellet feed concentrate from Bailadila to Vizag via Jagdalpur, the company will have the pipeline laid along the highways with a provision of partial off-take to feed its proposed 3 MTPA Steel plant coming up at Nagarnar.
NMDC is operating iron ore mines at Bailadila Complex in South Bastar Dantewada District Chhattisgarh and is having long term commitment for supply of iron ore to major steel plants across the country.
Hence, J.V. Company between NMDC and Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation (CMDC) i.e NMDC-CMDC (NCl) was formed for development of a new deposit in the already prospected areas i.e Bailadila Deposit-4 with a production capacity of 7 MTPA for meeting the iron ore requirement of Steel plant of NMDC at Nagarnar, near Jagdalpur.