UltraTech Cement secures Madhya Pradesh limestone reserves

Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech Cement said it has acquired the Deora-Sitapuri-Udipyapura limestone mining block in Madhya Pradesh (MP). UltraTech Cement said the land is in close proximity to its existing limestone mines of the company's recently-commissioned unit Dhar Cement plant.

The company has won the Deora-Sitapuri-Udipyapura limestone mining site in the State of Madhya Pradesh, UltraTech Cement said in a Bombay Stock Exchange filing.

"This mining block is spread over 344.783ha of land having minable reserve of around 54Mt…. This (limestone mining block) will be useful for augmenting the capacity of Dhar Unit in future," it added.