Raipur. The whole world is turning towards green steel to deal with the challenge of climate change. Being one of the leading states in the production of steel, green steel has also brought great possibilities for Chhattisgarh. This will not only help us in achieving the targets of carbon emissions, but by taking new initiatives in this field, we can open the doors to the possibilities of big economic achievements. This was said by Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai on the occasion of attending the Green Steel Summit 2024 organized at Mayfair Lake Resort, Nava Raipur Atal Nagar. This summit has been organized with the aim of making the Indian steel industry carbon free. Leading industrialists, businessmen from across the country were present in the summit.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Dev Sai, in his address, congratulated CII for the event and said that Chhattisgarh state is the most prominent steel manufacturer in India. We have large units like Bhilai Steel Plant and Nagarnar Steel Plant in the public sector, as well as many small and big steel plants in the private sector.
The Chief Minister said that Bhilai Steel Plant is the largest steel plant in Asia and Chhattisgarh has huge reserves of iron, prominent among which are Bailadila, Raoghat and Dallirajhara. Chhattisgarh contributes about 20 percent of the total steel produced in the country and the contribution of industries in the state’s economy is 53.50 percent.
The Chief Minister also highlighted the global concerns of pollution generated by the steel industry and said that our illustrious Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has put forward the vision of achieving the target of zero carbon emission by the year 2070. He appreciated the announcement of the National Green Hydrogen Mission by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and mentioned the efforts to promote the use of solar energy and green energy in the state.
The Chief Minister said that this summit of CII is an important effort with the aim of making the Indian steel industry carbon free. Today, in this summit, we are talking about an interesting topic like Green Steel. This word has beauty as well as responsibility.
The Chief Minister called upon all the representatives present in the summit to move forward rapidly towards adopting the new technology of green steel production and said that with our unity, we will develop together by creating a healthy competitive environment.
In this summit, leading industrialists from across the country as well as international representatives were present, who shared their views on the efforts being made towards green steel production and new technologies.
