Chhattisgarh is located in India’s central region. The state is bordered on the west by Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, on the north by Uttar Pradesh, on the east by Odisha and Jharkhand, and on the south by Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Industries of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh is currently one of the few states with excess electricity. India’s electricity center is located in the Korba area of Chhattisgarh. It is also one of the few states that earn from utility-based electricity. 

Cement facilities, steel plants, and rice mills have all been well-known in Chhattisgarh. In Chhattisgarh, the main districts for industrial expansion are Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, and Korba. The Bhilai Steel Plant in the Durg district is India’s largest incorporated steel plant. The establishment of the Bhilai Steel Plant in the 1950s resulted in the growth of a diverse range of industries in Bhilai and Raipur. Raipur has the distinction of having the greatest number of major and small-scale cement plants. 

Korba is one of India’s most prominent power-producing centers, with multiple MPEB and NTPC-built power plants. In Korba, there are additional explosive plants and aluminum plants. In Chhattisgarh, there are numerous industrial growth hubs that house hundreds of industrial divisions. Urla & Siltara in Raipur, Borai in Durg, and Sirgitti in Bilaspur are the main augmentation centers in Chhattisgarh.

List of Some Industries

Iron Industries

  • Bhilai steel plant, Durg
  • M.H.E.G. ltd Borai, Durg
  • M. Raipur Oil and Steel Company, Siltara
  • M. Prakash Industry, Champa

Cement Industries

  • Mandhar cement works
  • Associated cement company ltd Jamul
  • Century cement Baikunth Pur, Raipur
  • Modi cement ltd, Modigram Raigarh

Chhattisgarh Irrigation Development Program

  1. The main goals of this project are to boost production by using improved irrigation systems, better water management, and contemporary agricultural practices to expand the irrigation area and raise income to reduce poverty.
  2. 123 minor and 24 medium schemes were renovated and rehabilitated. The major components of this project are the strengthening and intense training of the Water Users Association (WUA), as well as the capacity building of department personnel and farmers to improve agricultural techniques.
  3. This seven-year project is expected to cost Rs. 306.00 crores. The construction on the 91 Scheme, which cost Rs. 78.79 crores, has been finished. 76 initiatives worth Rs. 79.80 are currently being worked on, and if all 147 schemes are completed, 176750 hectares of irrigation potential can be recovered.

Asola Mendha Irrigation Project

The Asola Mendha Irrigation Project, which was completed in 1914, is a medium-sized project in the Chandrapur District. It irrigates 9919 hectares of land in the Chandrapur District’s Mul, Saoli, Gondpipari, and Pombhurna Tahsils. Because the water available from the Catchment Area is limited, only 9919 hectares of the Project’s total G.C.A. of 64089 hectares are now irrigated.

It is proposed that after the Gosikhurd Project is completed, additional water flowing through the Wainganga River during the rainy season be diverted through the 90-kilometer-long Gosikhurd Right Bank Canal and stored in the Asola Mendha Tank by raising the F.R.L. of the existing Asola Mendha Tank by 2.70 meters.

As a result, this forest proposal is being prepared to sanction the additional forest area required for increasing submergence and canal networks in the Chandrapur District’s Saoli, Mul, Gondpipari, and Pombhurna Talukas. 2.70 m to the existing Asola Mendha Tank.

Babhali Bandhara Medium Irrigation Project

Maharashtra is building a controversial reservoir across the Godavari River called Babhali that is being opposed by Telangana. After seven years, the Supreme Court of India ruled in Maharashtra’s favor, with the Andhra Pradesh government threatening to appeal.

Keys Sectors

  • Metals and mining: Chhattisgarh is India’s only state that produces tin concentrates, with 36 percent of the country’s tin ore deposits. Dante Wada is the only district in the world that produces tin, with six mines. Chhattisgarh contributed to roughly 13.7 percent of India’s total mineral production in August 2020.
  • Cement: Chhattisgarh’s limestone reserves enable a thriving cement industry. Chhattisgarh holds around 5.4 percent of India’s total limestone deposits. In 2018-19, the state produced 42.41 million tonnes of limestone.
  • Agriculture employs around 80% of the state’s workforce. Because of the state’s status as the “Rice Bowl of Central India” and its reliance on agriculture, the food processing industry has experienced rapid expansion as a special-thrust industry. The state’s main exported product is non-Basmati rice.
  • Apparel: Chhattisgarh is a major producer of tussar and kosa silks and has the potential to become a major participant in the Indian apparel sector. In 2018-19, the state produced 349 metric tonnes of raw silk, increasing to 480 metric tonnes in 2019-20P.

Conclusion

Mineral-based industries have grown in Chhattisgarh as a result of the abundance of minerals such as iron, coal, and dolomite. While the income of the inhabitants in the area has increased as a result of the construction of these companies, the issues of air pollution, water pollution, and solid waste management have also been met. Cement facilities, steel plants, and rice mills have all been well-known in Chhattisgarh. In Chhattisgarh, the main districts for industrial expansion are Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, and Korba.