Bhubaneswar: The Orissa Government has identified seven sites in four districts for the 12 MT steel plant proposed to be set up by Mittal Steel, company sources said on Tuesday.
"We have been offered seven sites in Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak and Ganjam districts," Mittal Steel's India operation chief Sanak Mishra said.
Mishra said the company would prefer a port-based location for the project.
Mishra did not disclose the sites though the iron ore-rich Keonjhar district, Dhamra in Bhadrak district and Gopalpur in Ganjam district are being discussed as possible locations.
"We want to finalise the sites as soon as possible. We are encouraged by Orissa Government's gesture and are thankful to them," he said.
Site selection, he said, was the company's number one priority. "We will visit one or two places tomorrow."
"Logistically, anyone will want a port-based location for its project, but we have not ruled out other places in the hinterland. We will evaluate the preferences and decide," Mishra, formerly Managing Director of Rourkela Steel Plant said.
A place close to the mines, with proximity to railway lines, roads and more importantly a port would be preferred, he said adding abundant water source was another basic requirement.
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