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Which is India's first port-based steel plant, operating since 1992?
AVizag Steel Plant
BSalem Steel Plant
CVijaynagar Steel Plant
DBhilai Steel Plant
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Vizag Steel Plant
1. Fourth Plan plants are away from raw materials.
2. Vizag in Vishakhapatnam is port-based.
3. It started operating in 1992.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Geography, India People and Economy, Chapter 8, Manufacturing Industries._
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