Match List – I with List – II.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

The correct answer is Option (4) → A-III, B-IV, C-I, D-II

The Rourkela Steel plant was set up in 1959 in the Sundargarh district of Odisha in collaboration with Germany. The plant was located on the basis of proximity to raw materials, thus, minimising the cost of transporting weight losing raw material. This plant has a unique locational advantage, as it receives coal from Jharia (Jharkhand) and iron ore from Sundargarh and Kendujhar. The Hirakud project supplies power for the electric furnaces and water is obtained from the Koel and Sankh rivers.

Durgapur Steel Plant in West Bengal was set up in collaboration with the government of the United Kingdom and started production in 1962. This plant lies in Raniganj and Jharia coal belt and gets iron ore from Noamundi.

The Vijaynagar Steel Plant at Hosapete in Karnataka was developed using indigenous technology. This uses local iron ore and limestone.

Bokaro Steel Plant  was set up in 1964 at Bokaro with Russian collaboration. This plant was set up on the principle of transportation cost minimisation by creating Bokaro-Rourkela combine. It receives iron ore from the Rourkela region and the wagons on return take coal to Rourkela. Other raw materials come to Bokaro from within a radius of about 350 km. Water and hydel power is supplied by the Damodar Valley Corporation