Gadchiroli July 21 (District Correspondent) Marking a new chapter in development and industrial growth of Gadchiroli district, Chief Minister Mr. Devendra Fadnavis will be inaugurating various projects of Lloyds Metals and Energy Ltd (LMEL) in a grand ceremony to be held on July 22 at Konsari. He will also lay the foundation stone for the mega Integrated Steel Plant of the company.
Mr. Fadnavis will inaugurate the first phase of 5-Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) iron ore grinding plant at Hedri in the district, a 10 MTPA capacity slurry pipeline from Hedri-Konsari, and 4 MTPA capacity pellet plant at Konsari. Besides, he will perform bhumipujan of 4.5 MTPA capacity mega Integrated Steel Plant, 100-bedded hospital, a CBSE-patterned school at Konsari in the programme. He will also perform bhoomipujan for LMEL’s Somanpalli township.
Adv. Ashish Jaiswal, Joint Guardian Minister, Mr. Dharmaraobaba Atram, MLA; Mr. Milind Narote, MLA; Mr. B. Prabhakaran, Managing Director, LMEL; Mr. Ankit Goyal, DIG, Gadchiroli Range; Mr. Avishyant Panda, District Collector; Mr. Ashok Nete, former MP; Dr. Deorao Holi, former MLA; Mr. Shrikant Pawde, Sarpanch of Konsari; ‘Padma Shri’ Ms. Tulasi Munda, and other dignitaries will grace the occasion.
The occasion marks a significant milestone in industrial growth of Gadchiroli. Over the past few years, since LMEL has commenced operations of Surjagarh iron ore mines and the DRI, pellet plants at Konsari, there has been significant growth in employment to locals. Even the surrendered Naxalites have been trained by the company in industry-oriented skills and absorbed them in jobs to aid the process of integrating them in the mainstream of society. Further, this industrial revolution has provided a never-before boost to the development of Gadchiroli.
According to Mr. B. Prabhakaran, “22nd July 2025 is going to be recorded in the history of Gadchiroli as well as Maharashtra in golden letters. With the foundation stone being laid for Vidarbha’s mega Integrated Steel Plant at Konsari, a step is being taken towards realising the historic dream of making Gadchiroli steel hub of the country. More than 140 years ago, Gadchiroli would have been the birthplace of the Indian steel industry. Nonetheless, now is the time for Gadchiroli to rise and shine”, he added.
Lloyds Metals and Energy Ltd is proud of being the driver of the industrial revolution here. After successful green operations of iron ore mines at Surjagarh, commissioning of DRI plant and pellet plant at Konsari, now a giant leap of faith is being taken in the form of Integrated Steel Plant. We thank the Government of Maharashtra, Chief Minister Mr. Devendra Fadnavis for his vision and support to Gadchiroli’s development, people of Gadchiroli, and all our stakeholders for helping us make Gadchiroli the first district of Maharashtra. Now, the foundation stone is being laid for Gadchiroli’s bright future, enhanced contribution to Maharashtra’s economy, and India’s national vision of making ‘Green Steel’,” he added.
