Which of the statements given above is/are correct?I. The USSR assiste...
Bhilai Steel Plant was set up with the help of the USSR in 1955. Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) is eleven-time winner of the Prime Minister's Trophy for best integrated steel plant in the country.
Bokaro Steel Plant - the fourth integrated plant in the Public Sector - started taking shape in 1965 in collaboration with the Soviet Union.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?I. The USSR assiste...
Statement I: The USSR assisted in the building of the Bhilai Steel plant.
Statement II: The British assisted in the building of the Bakaro Steel Plant.
The correct statement is Statement I only (1 only).
The Bhilai Steel Plant:
- The Bhilai Steel Plant is located in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India.
- It is one of the largest steel plants in India and is operated by the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
- The construction of the Bhilai Steel Plant began in 1955 with the assistance of the Soviet Union (USSR).
- The USSR provided technical and financial aid for the establishment of the plant.
- The plant was set up as a result of the bilateral agreement between India and the USSR signed in 1955.
- The assistance from the USSR played a crucial role in the successful establishment and development of the Bhilai Steel Plant.
The Bakaro Steel Plant:
- The Bakaro Steel Plant is located in Bakaro, Jharkhand, India.
- It is also operated by the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
- The construction of the Bakaro Steel Plant began in the 1960s, but it did not receive assistance from the British.
- The British did not have any involvement in the establishment or building of the Bakaro Steel Plant.
Therefore, the correct statement is that the USSR assisted in the building of the Bhilai Steel Plant (Statement I only), while the British did not assist in the building of the Bakaro Steel Plant (Statement II is incorrect).