JK Lakshmi Cement plans ₹11,000 crore integrated plant at Umrangso

JK Lakshmi Cement Limited plans to invest about ₹11,000 crore in an integrated cement plant at 19 Kilo, Umrangso, in Assam’s Dima Hasao district. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the bhumi pujan ceremony for the formal launch of the company’s Project Kamakhya on 30 October 2026.

Proposed capacity and royalty sharing

The proposed plant is expected to produce about 6 million metric tonnes of cement annually. The Dima Hasao Autonomous Hill Council is to receive 60 per cent of the project’s royalty directly. The remaining 40 per cent, along with related expenditure and tax liabilities, will be the responsibility of the state government.

Important Facts for Exams

• Clinker production: Portland cement manufacture heats limestone with materials such as clay in a kiln; the resulting clinker is ground with gypsum into cement powder.
• Sixth Schedule status: The Dima Hasao Autonomous Council was constituted under the Constitution’s Sixth Schedule to administer the district and support its hill people.
• Council composition: The council has 30 members: 28 elected through first-past-the-post voting and two nominated by Assam’s state government.