Fifty years ago, on 03 October 1972, Blast Furnace No. 01 of Bokaro Steel Plant was commissioned and production of hot metal started. Notably during these five decades, Blast Furnace No. 01 has produced a total of 33 million tonnes of hot metal so far and has been continuously contributing to the progress of the country.
The period from 03 October 2022 to 03 October 2023 was celebrated as the Golden Jubilee Year of Blast Furnace No. 01. To make this special occasion memorable a function was organized in the presence of Executive Director (Works) Birendra Kumar Tiwari, Executive Director (Projects) C.R. Mohapatra, Executive Director (Materials Management) Amitabh Srivastava were present at the Golden Jubilee Park built in front of Blast Furnace 1. Executive Director (Personnel and Administration) Rajan Prasad, Chief Medical Officer Dr. B.B. Karunamoy and Chief General Manager (Maintenance) P.K. Baisakhia, Chief General Manager (Blast Furnace) M.P. Singh and other senior officers and employees of the plant.
During the ceremony, the glorious history and golden future of Blast Furnace No. 01 was discussed. Apart from this, various sections of the blast furnace were honoured for their excellent performance and the contract workers working here were also honoured for the best performance in their work area. Also to make the day memorable and to increase the greenery and bio-diversity inside the plant, tree plantation was done by all the senior officers. Tiwari and other senior officers congratulated the Blast Furnace team for achieving new standards of excellence.