This industry forms the backbone of the industrial economy

1. cotton textile
2. electronic industry
3. iron and steel industry
4. petrochemical industry

Steel pipes have been replaced by

1. synthetic rubber
2. plastic ware
3. PVC pipes
4. synthetic fibre

Tata steel company

1. supports a fertilizer plant
2. produces locomotive parts
3. produces railway coaches
4. produces special steel for vehicles related to Indian space programme

This plant was set up in collaboration with the West German firm Krupps and Demag

1. Tata steel
2. Rourkela steel plant
3. Bhilai Iron and Steel plant
4. Visakhapatnam plant