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- The Ministry of Steel announced that it will launch “Purvodaya”, a world class steel hub.
- The hub aims at an accelerated development programme of eastern states.
- The Ministry will be joined by CII (Confederation of India Industries) in the implementation of “Purvodaya”.
- The 5 Eastern states namely West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Northern Andhra Pradesh are extremely rich in coking coal, bauxite and dolomite reserves.
- The region also has major ports such as Haldia, Paradip, Kolkata and Vizag.
- 12 major steel zones identified in the region are
- Kalinga nagar - Odisha
- Angul – Odisha
- Rourkela – Odisha
- Jharsuguda – Odisha
- Nagarnar – Chhattisgarh
- Bhilai – Chhattisgarh
- Raipur – Chhattisgarh
- Jamshedpur – Jharkhand
- Bokaro – Jharkhand
- Durgapur- West Bengal
- Kolkata – West Bengal
- Vizag – Andhra Pradesh.
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