Cement Corporation of India Is Planning to Set up a Cement Grinding Unit

Cement Corporation of India is planning to set up a cement grinding unit with an installed capacity of 82, 500 tonnes per annum in Assam, Parliament was informed today. "Cement Corporation of India (CCI) proposes to establish a cement grinding unit in Baikunthapur in district of Cachar, Assam, " Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. The proposed unit would have an installed capacity of 82, 500 tonnes per annum on a single shift basis at a cost of Rs 39.68 crore, he said. The unit is proposed to grind fly ash along with clinker to be transported from CCI s Bokajan Cement unit in Assam for producing Portland Pozzolana cement, Patel added. "About 98.36 bighas of land for the grinding unit has been acquired and a work order for design, engineering, manufacture, supply of equipment and commissioning has been given, " he said. Delhi-based CCI was set up in 1965 with an objective of exploring limestone reserves and setting up cement manufacturing units to meet domestic requirements. Source: uaecement