This will be 35 million tonnes more than the present steel output in the state. Orissa, at present, produces 10 million tonne steel, out of which 8 million tonne capacities have come up in the last 4 years.
"With 28 steel plants going into production, we expect the crude steel production in Orissa to reach 45 million tonne by 2011-12 and the major part of it will be finished steel", Ashok Dalwai, commissioner-secretary, steel and mines department said.
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