The biggest challenges involved scaling-up of the data architecture, fast-changing operating regimes and lack of adequate data. The two-year journey across all works of life in the plant has been agile, enabling us to counter multiple challenges on the way to becoming the first and only WEF Lighthouse site in the country.” We aspired for the highest performance benchmarks for the plant using digital, technology and innovation. We set ourselves a vision to become a leader in the steel industry. Rajiv Kumar, vice president, operations, TSK, adds, “The forethought of digital from design phase eased our entry into 4IR technologies two years ago. They were selected based on their success in integrating these technologies to increase efficiency and drive innovation.” “These factories,” WEF said, “serve as beacons to guide others to overcome challenges in upgrading systems and applying cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics and 3D printing. They joined an existing network of 16 Lighthouses across geographies and industries, including Tata Steel’s IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands. TSK was among the 10 new factories added to WEF’s Global Lighthouse Network in July 2019. This citation refers to Tata Steel Kalinganagar (TSK) in Odisha - the first and, thus far, only Indian manufacturing plant to be recognised as a World Economic Forum (WEF) Lighthouse, a network that spotlights leaders of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). It also improved time-to-market by 50 percent thanks to significant investments in digital and analytics solutions, as well as capability-building to develop the digital skills of a relatively junior and inexperienced team.” The company plans to invest about Rs 90,000 crore in the three projects.This greenfield steel plant is helping to set a new standard for the speed at which a factory can achieve full capacity from complete nascency. The greenfield projects have already been delayed by about 12 to 16 months due to issues such as land acquisition and resettlement. The situation in Jharkhand is, however, different from the two states of Orissa and Chhattisgarh, he said adding that the state does not have an R&R policy and in the absence of the benchmark document it would be difficult to work on compensation package for the displaced. When asked about the other green field projects in the states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, Sengupta said, "for the plant in Chhattisgarh, the company is in the process of acquiring land and should being construction work in the next six months time." Meanwhile the project office at site has initiated the construction of the boundary wall and other preparatory works at Kalinganagar industrial complex. The state government (Orissa) has already allotted about 2,000 acres of land to the company, which has been registered in favour of Tata Steel. "We are in the process of vacating the land and are hopeful that construction should begin by June this year," vice president, corporate services at Tata Steel, Partha Sengupta told FE on the sidelines of a summit on mining to steel making jointly organized by the ministries of steel and mines and Indian Chamber of Commerce. The company intends to produce 3 million tonne of hot rolled steel by 2011 and would increase the capacity to 6 million tonne subsequently. Tata Steel is hopeful that the issues relating to mining leases of iron ore required for backward linkages would be resolved by the time production process starts. Tata Steel plans to start construction of its 6 million tonne (MT) steel green plant at Kalinganagar (Orissa) in June 2008 and the company is awaiting delivery of advanced equipment worth Rs 4,500 crore anytime now.
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