New Delhi: Iron ore will soon “flow” through a pipeline passing through the state of Odisha.

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The steel ministry has approved the iron ore pipeline, directly from the mines in Chhattisgarh to an upcoming integrated steel plant of Arcelor Mittal Nippon Steel In (AMNS) India, at Anakapalle in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. The pipeline will pass through Odisha.

The approval was granted under the Petroleum and Minerals Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act,1962, which authorises a nominated authority to sanction the right of way across the states the pipeline will traverse.

The process involves crushing iron ore into fine dust and then mixing it with water to create a slurry. The slurry then flows through a pipeline.

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