Bramhani Industries Limited also known as Brahmani Steels and Bramhani Steels is an Indian iron and steel company promoted by Obulapuram Mining Company and G. Janardhana Reddy [1]. The company is building a 1.7MTPA steel plant in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh [2]. The company has announced plans to source state of the art steel equipment from China [3]. The company has also proposed to build a 6 million metric ton steel plant in Bellary [4]. JSW steel is said to be in talks for partial ownership of OMC[5]. Bramhani steels and Obulapuram are linked to illegal mining of Iron ore in Karnataka.
Brahmani steels is reportedly in profit before producing any steel, owing to iron-ore sales from captive mines allotted by the Andhra Pradesh Government [6]. Former Andhra Pradesh Chief minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy allotted 10,670 acres (43.2 km2) of land to Brahmani steels at a rate of Rs 18,500 per acre in Kadapa [7]. There is also an ongoing controversy in the allotment of water to Brahmani Steels in Kadapa at the expense of Rayalaseema Thermal Power Project (RTPS) [8]. Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the son of Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy and the claimant of his political legacy, is reported to have a business interest in Brahmani [9].