IITE RAIPUR - March 23rd to 25th 2012

  RAIPUR Capital of Chhattisgarh, is the second major commercial centre in Central India after Indore. Traditionally, Raipur's economy has been based on agricultural-processing and saw-milling. The city now serves as a regional hub for trade and commerce for a variety of local agricultural and forest products. The traditional face of city has changed with Raipur becoming an important regional commercial and industrial destination for the coal, power, steel and aluminium industries. Raipur is among the richest cities and India’s biggest iron market; there are about 200 steel rolling mills, 195 sponge iron plants, more than 6 steel plants, 500 agro-industries and more than 35 ferro-alloy plants. There are more than 800 rice milling plants, and all major and local cement manufacturing companies have a presence in the city.