India News | Mamata Inaugurates Rs 600-cr DI Pipe Plant Expansion Project of Tata Metaliks

Kolkata, Sep 15 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday virtually inaugurated the first phase of Tata Metaliks' Rs 600-crore expansion project of a ductile iron pipe plant at Kharagpur.

The augmentation exercise will take the unit's capacity to over 4 lakh tonnes per annum in two phases, the company, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, said.

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"This new plant will help the company expand its product range and enhance its presence in the fast-growing water infrastructure space, which is witnessing a major thrust by the Govt of India through its Jal Jeevan Mission scheme," it said in a statement.

The second phase of expansion of the plant is likely to be completed in one year, company officials said.

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Tata Metaliks also undertakes several CSR projects in the area, the statement added.

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