TATA Steel will invest INR 2000crore on environment conservation at its INR 19,500crore plant coming up in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, India. TATA Steel officials made a presentation at a public hearing on 12 October 2009 for environmental clearance and committed to invest INR 2000crore on environment conservation. 2044 hectares of land is expected to be handed over to TATA Steel by December. District authorities have so far acquired about 80% of land across 10 villages in Lohandiguda block for the integrated plant that will produce 5.5 million tonnes of steel annually.
