Archive · 28 Sep 2026
NMDC Commissions ₹5,427-Crore Integrated Iron Ore Project in Chhattisgarh
NMDC has started a new plant in Chhattisgarh that makes iron ore pellets.
The plant can make 2 million tonnes of pellets each year.
It is part of a much larger ₹5,427-crore project.
The project connects iron ore mines at Bacheli with a steel plant at Nagarnar.
A 135-kilometre pipeline will carry processed ore instead of relying only on trucks.
The project also includes a new ore-processing plant.
Ore fines and slimes from the Bailadila mines will be turned into concentrate and then pellets.
NMDC says the project strengthens its work from mining through pellet production and supports its long-term goal of reaching 100 million tonnes of production capacity.
NMDC Ltd has commissioned a 2 million tonne per annum pellet plant at Nagarnar, Chhattisgarh.
The pellet plant is part of a ₹5,427-crore integrated project linking Bacheli mines with the Nagarnar steel plant.
The project includes an iron ore processing plant, a 135-kilometre slurry pipeline and the pellet plant.
The 15 MTPA pipeline carries processed iron ore concentrate through 61 villages in Bastar and Dantewada districts.
The facilities are intended to process mine waste into concentrate and pellets while reducing reliance on road and rail transport.
- Who
- NMDC Ltd, led by Chairman and Managing Director Amitava Mukherjee.
- What
- Commissioning of a 2 MTPA pellet plant as part of a ₹5,427-crore integrated iron ore project.
- When
- The commissioning was announced in the report; no specific date was provided.
- Where
- The project connects Bacheli in Chhattisgarh with Nagarnar and passes through Bastar and Dantewada districts.
- Why
- To process iron ore fines and slimes, produce pellets, provide an alternative to road transport and support NMDC's long-term production-capacity target.
- Project cost
- ₹5,427 crore
- Pellet plant capacity
- 2 million tonnes per annum
- Slurry pipeline capacity
- 15 million tonnes per annum
- Pipeline length
- 135 kilometres
- Pipeline route
- Through 61 villages in Bastar and Dantewada districts
- Technology
- Straight Grate Induration technology
- Long-term production target
- 100 million tonnes