'Jay Iron & Steel is planning to take up expansion of 60,000 TPA Sponge Iron Plant into 0.5 MTPA Integrated Steel Plant at Village Balanda, Tehsil Kalunga, District Sundargarh in Odisha. Iron ore required for the plant will be sourced from the mines of Barbil/Koida region. Raw materials for other units i.e. pellet, washed coal, ferro alloys, sponge iron, pig iron and sinter will be sourced from captive units within the plant. Dolomite will be sourced from mines of Sundargarh District.Manganese ore will be sourced from Joda, Coke will be either imported or will be sourced from Tangi/Jagatpur/Kalinganagr-Duburi area. As of December 2012, the project has received clearance from ministry of environment and forests..