During the foundation stone laying ceremony of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited’s new 2.6 MTPA plant in Bokaro district of the State Managing Director, Dalmia Bharat Limited, Puneet Dalmia, appreciated the Government of Jharkhand approach on the launch of Bokaro Facility. He said, “Jharkhand is entering a new era of growth and stability with increased focus on the environment, industry, infrastructure, skill-building, education and more. We are here to march along with this great State through our business ambitions as well as our social and sustainability initiatives.
Dalmia also expressed strong desire for the setup of a Solar Power plant in Bokaro against which CM Chief Minister Hemant Soren instantly agreed for the same review.
The leading Indian cement major and a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Limited, announced the official launch of its Bokaro facility through a high-profile groundbreaking ceremony officiated by the Chief Minister of Jharkhand, Hemant Soren. The company set up its grinding unit in Bokaro with an investment to add a capacity of 2.6 MTPA which will take the overall capacity of the unit to 6.3 MTPA.
The CM while laying the foundation stone of the second unit of Dalmia Cement said that it is a special priority of the government that maximum capital investment should be done in the State. For this, a better Jharkhand Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy - 2021 has been made. Industrial houses should come forward to set up industries in this state, the government will give them full cooperation & environment to flourish.
Mahendra Singhi, MD and CEO of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, while extending vote of thanks said, “At Dalmia Bharat, we are achieving great milestones to ensure we can keep pace with the nation’s cement production needs by bringing in a new age of progressive prosperity and partnering with the community without inflicting much on the environment. With the support of the Government of Jharkhand we have been able to successfully launch the Bokaro plant and if support continues one can expect Bokaro unit as the biggest unit of Dalmia group in near future.”
During this occasion, Education Minister Jagarnath Mahato, Bokaro MLA Biranchi Narayan, Gomia MLA Lambodar Mahto, Bermo MLA Jai Mangal Singh, Principal Secretary Rajiv Arun Ekka, Secretary Vinay Choubey, Industrial Secretary Pooja Singhal, DC Kuldeep Choudhary, SP Chandan Jha, Regional Director JIADA Bokaro Region Kritishree ,Unit Head Priya Ranjan , Unit corporate affair’s Head Rajeev Sinha and others were present.