Paper I · 4 Geography of India & AP · 4.4.3 Industries and industrial regions

4.4.3.2 Iron and steel industry: plants and locations

Iron and steel is the basic industry of industrial economies, and India's integrated plants cluster in the Chotanagpur-Odisha-Chhattisgarh belt where ore, coal and limestone lie close together.

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Key terms

  • iron and steel
  • TISCO
  • SAIL
  • Bhilai
  • Rourkela
  • Durgapur
  • Bokaro
  • Visakhapatnam
  • mini steel plants
  • sponge iron

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  3. DeeperAdvanced
  4. AP angleStandard
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  6. Common trapsFoundation
  7. Quick revisionFoundation

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