Chairman of JSW Group Sajjan Jindal announced on Friday the investment of Rs 1 lakh crore in the next seven to eight years for a 25 million tonne steel plant in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, reported news agency PTI.

The chairman made the announcement at the ‘Advantage Vidarbha’ conclave in Nagpur, where Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister Nitin Gadkari were also present.