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Kosa Silk

The District Korba is blessed with rich mineral deposits and has attracted large scale investments in Aluminum, Coal and Power Sectors. These investments have enabled Korba to emerge as a major industrial hub in central India.

The industry department of Korba has a well developed industrial area spread in 100 acres, where various types of industries and ancillary units are functioning.  Also some efforts are going on to acquire more land for this purpose.

1962 units are registered under SSI sector (including SSSBES, tiny and Cottage Industries) and 6 major companies in large/medium sectors. Out of these, there are 9 ancillary units of BALCO, 3 ancillaries of I.B.P and 14 ancillaries of S.E.C.L.

The large companies/plants that are operating in Korba are:-

·        Bharat Aluminum Company Limited (BALCO)

·        Korba Super Thermal Power Station (KSTPS)

·        South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL)

·        Chhattisgarh State Electricty Board (CSEB)

·        Indo-Burma Petroleum Limited (IBP), Gopalpur

·        Indo-Burma Petroleum Limited (IBP), Kushmunda

·        Indo Gulf Industries, Gobarghora

·        Hasdeo Thermal Power corporation

Besides, some large cement plants are located in close proximity to Korba. Korba has a well developed Kosa silk industry also.

Along with this large firms, there are several large and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) operating in Korba. The 'Zila Udyog Sangh (ZUS)' is an industrial association of local SMEs in Korba.