With the Phase-II expansion, Odisha also emerged as the largest investment destination in India for Tata Steel while it took almost a century for the Jamshedpur unit to reach the 12 MT capacity.

India's Tata Steel has invested 270 billion rupees ($3.23 billion) to expand crude steel capacity at its facility in the eastern Indian state of Odisha, the company said on Friday. ($1 = 83.5200 Indian rupees) (This story has been corrected to fix an error in the headline and paragraph 1,

BHUBANESWAR: Tata Steel successfully commissioned India’s largest blast furnace at Kalinganagar in Jajpur district on Friday. With a total investment of Rs 27,000 crore, the phase-II expansion at Kalinganagar will take the total capacity from 3 MTPA to 8 MTPA.

The company commenced the Rs 27,000-crore second phase of expansion of its Kalinganagar project in Odisha in November 2018.

With the Phase II expansion, Odisha has emerged as the largest investment destination in India for Tata Steel, with a total cumulated investment of over Rs 100,000 crore in the last 10 years.

Tata Steel has announced a significant expansion of its Kalinganagar plant in Odisha, increasing its crude steel capacity from 3 MTPA to 8 MTPA with an investment of Rs 27,000 crore. This expansion will enhance production capabilities for various industries and incorporate advanced,