NMDC commissions 2 MTPA pellet plant in Nagarnar

State-owned NMDC has commissioned a 2 million tonne per annum (MTPA) pellet plant in Nagarnar, Chhattisgarh, as part of a ₹5,427-crore integrated iron ore processing, pipeline and pellet making project connecting its iron ore operations in Bacheli with the company’s steel plant in Nagarnar.

The project includes a new iron ore processing plant in Bacheli, a 15 MTPA slurry pipeline besides the 2 MTPA pellet plant. The 135 km slurry pipeline carries processed iron ore concentrate from Bacheli to Nagarnar, providing an alternative to transporting the material by road, the company said on Sunday.

The slurry pipeline passes through 61 villages in Bastar and Dantewada districts and is designed to reduce the movement of processed ore by road, provide alternate mode of evacuation and lower dependency on railways and ensures a dedicated link between Bacheli operations and Nagarnar, NMDC said.