Bhubaneswar, Aug. 21 -- Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi today announced that world-renowned steel producer POSCO and India's JSW Steel will jointly establish a mega steel plant
in Keonjhar district, which will be Odisha's second-largest steel plant.
The project, to be set up in the Patna area of Keonjhar, has been approved jointly by South Korea's POSCO and India's JSW.
Various organizations and civic forums across Keonjhar district expressed their gratitude to the Chief Minister, terming the project the fulfillment of a long-standing dream.
The demand for a steel plant in Keonjhar has been one of the oldest and strongest public demands in the region.
Majhi recalled that he had been pressing for the project long before assuming offic...