The Nagarnar steel plant (NSP) of NMDC in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region began production, according to company officials. 

According to them, the plant accomplished the feat of generating its ultimate output - HR (hot rolled) Coil.

The National Mineral Development Corporation-a central PSU-built a 3 million tonne per annum capacity steel plant on a space of 1,980 acres at Nagar near Nagarnar village, more than 300 km from the capital Raipur.

"On August 12, Amitava Mukherjee, acting CMD and Director Finance of NMDC had blown in the plant's blast furnace and set the ball rolling for the final commissioning. The production of the final product - HR Coil - was started just nine days after production of Hot Metal in the unit," Rafique Ahmed Jinabade, the plant's General Manager and Chief of Communications said in a statement.

"For over six decades we had been playing a pivotal role in the domestic steel market as a supplier of quality iron ore. With HR coil production development we emerge as the newest entrant in the domestic steel market and have put Bastar on the steel map," Mukherjee said.