A delegation of Five Members of the Standing Committee of the Odisha Legislative Assembly visited SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) on 23rd December, 2025 as part of their on-the-spot visit programme. The Hon’ble MLAs visiting RSP were Mr. Bibhuti Bhushan Pradhan, Mr. Prashant Behera, Mr. Rupesh Kumar Panigrahi, Dr. Fakir Mohan Naik, and Mr. Uma Charan Mallick. Mr. Durga Charan Tanti, Hon’ble MLA of Raghunathpalli, Mr. Alok Verma, Director In-Charge RSP, Dr. Shubhankar Mohapatra, DM & Collector (Sundergarh), Ms. Dheenah Dastageer, ADM (Rourkela), Mr. Nitesh Wadhwani, SP (Rourkela), Mr. Bijay Kumar Nayak, Sub-Collector (Panposh), Mr. Biswaranjan Palai, ED (Works) RSP and other senior officials of District Administration and RSP accompanied the visiting dignitaries during the Plant visit.
The delegation visited the Model Room of RSP, where they were given an overview of RSP’s production units, expansion plans, technological advancements and contribution to the socio-economic development of the region. The Committee also visited the state-of-the-art Hot Strip Mill–II, one of the major rolling mills of RSP, where they witnessed the rolling process and interacted with plant officials. They were briefed about the mill’s modern facilities, product range and its importance in meeting domestic and strategic steel requirements.
The visit concluded with an interactive session, during which the Committee members expressed satisfaction over the performance and progress of RSP.
