Union Ministers HD Kumaraswamy and Jual Oram Visit SAIL Rourkela Steel Plant

New Delhi, November 18, 2025: Union Minister of Steel & Heavy Industries HD Kumaraswamy, Government of India arrived at Rourkela on a 2-day visit to SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on Tuesday. He was accompanied by his wife Anitha Kumaraswamy, Amarendu Prakash, Chairman – Cum- Managing Director (CMD), SAIL and other officials from the Ministry of Steel. The minister was received at Rourkela Airport by Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Jual Oram, Raghunathpalli MLA Durga Charan Tanti, Alok Verma, Director In-Charge (DIC), RSP with the additional charge of DIC, Bokaro Steel Plant, Ratan Kumar, DIG, CISF, Nitesh Wadhwani, IPS, SP, Rourkela, Executive Directors and many other senior officers of Government of Odisha and RSP. A Guard of Honour was accorded to the minister by the CISF, RSP unit at the airport.

Soon after his arrival, Kumaraswamy along with Oram, Tanti and other esteemed dignitaries proceeded to the plant. The plant visit commenced from the Model Room of Learning & Development Department. There he was appraised with the functioning of the entire plant.

Thereafter the ministers went to Steel Melting Shop-2 where Kumaraswamy inaugurated the State-of-the-art Caster #4. He keenly observed the operations and the casting of slab in the Caster-4 and congratulated the RSP collective for the successful roll out of the project. “The Government of India, under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, is committed to providing all necessary support for the growth and development of Rourkela Steel Plant,” he added. Oram lauded the efforts of the RSP collective and assured continued support for the progress of the steel plant, recalling his fond memories associated with Plant. Amarendu Prakash also spoke on the occasion and commended the RSP collective for their dedication and performance.

The ministers also visited the project sites of the Pellet Plant and Coke Oven Battery-7. The visit concluded at Hot Strip Mill-2. At every place he was appraised about the unit, current status and future plans.