Overview
- Dalmia Bharat formally began its Line‑2 expansion at Chinnakomerla in Kadapa district when Education Minister Nara Lokesh laid the foundation stone on Wednesday.
- The company and the state said the project will raise clinker capacity from 2.5 million tonnes to 6.1 million tonnes and cement capacity from 3.6 million tonnes to 9.6 million tonnes per year.
- Reports differ on the investment size, with one set of government materials citing about ₹3,100 crore and an earlier release giving ₹3,478 crore, a factual discrepancy noted in coverage.
- The state and company project roughly 700 new jobs and say annual contributions from taxes and mining royalties could rise from about ₹102 crore to nearly ₹325 crore, which would affect household incomes and local businesses.
- Dalmia and officials describe the expanded unit as designed for low‑carbon production using about 80% renewable energy, a 33% green belt and zero liquid discharge, and the new unit is expected to be commissioned in Q3 of FY28 as part of a broader push to build Kadapa into a manufacturing and energy cluster.