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The largest factory is that of Tata Steel (the erstwhile Tata Iron and Steel Company or TISCO), situated

almost at the center of the city. Tata Steel is the largest iron and steel producing plant in India, as well as the oldest. Plans have been made for the expansion of Tata Steel's existing plant at Jamshedpur from 7 million tonnes per annum to 10 million tonnes per annum. It would then be the first plant in the world to have 10 million tonne capacity in a single campus. The steel plant covers around a fourth of the land area of Jamshedpur, and has two inland water lakes.The other major factory in the city is Tata Motors with Telcon, which manufactures heavy vehicles and construction/earth moving equipment. Tata Motors was previously called The Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO), as railway locomotives were once manufactured here. Tatanagar Junction is a railway junction and a model station on the South Eastern Railway and is the most important railway junction of the state and is the second busiest station of South Eastern Railway after Howrah station as it is connected directly to all the major cities of india.Jamshedpur has a high literacy rate, close to the highest in India. The Steel City has 183 schools and 13 colleges. Of these, 25 schools and one inter-college are managed by JUSCO Education Department. They cater to over thirty thousand children, with fees at a concessional rate. Notable Institutes in the city include XLRI (Xavier Labour Relations Institute), the oldest and one of the best management institutes in India, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, and the National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, an Institute of National Importance in the field of engineering/technology. Ranvijay Singh College of Engineering & Technology[R.V.S.C.E.T.], Netaji Subhas Institute of Business Management etc. and others are also present here. Jamshedpur has many FM radio stations such as Big FM 92.7, Red FM 93.5, Radio Dhoom 104.8 FM Jamshedpur though being primarily an Industrial city has also started to attract tourists. It has the benefit of being near a hill and forest range hence it serves as a nodal point for all the further destinations. Some of the major tourist attractions of the city are Jubilee park which was a gift by Tata Steel to the citizens of Jamshedpur on the completion of its 50 years Dimna Lake is an artificial reservoir and one of the main sources for the city's drinking water. The Lake has facilities for water sports like jetskiing, rowing and water scooting. Dalma Hills are north of the Subarnarenkha river, they stretch 16 km from east to west. Accessible by road it is famous for herds of wild elephants, Trekking and mountain climbing are the major attractionThe other important ones are Tata Steel Zoological Park, Jubilee Nicco Amusement Park, Chandil dam, Rivers Meet, Hudco Lake, Centre for Excellence (CE), Sir Dorabji Tata Park, Bhuvneswari temple and others. A small town named Ghatshila which is famous for its scenic beauty is some 40 km from the city.om 104.8 FM

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