Panel to visit VSP tomorrow

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 13:46 [IST]

Visakhapatnam, Feb 25 (UNI) The Prime Minister's trophy and Rs one crore would be awarded to the best Integrated Steel Plant in the country for the year 2005-06 A Visakhapatnam Steel Plant(VSP) release said here today, nine intregrated steel plants were in the fray.

The public sector plants were: Visakhapatnam Steel Plant of RINL, Bhilai Steel Plant, Bokaro Steel Plant, Durgapur Steel Plant and Rourkela Steel Plant of SAIL.

The private sector steel plants were: Tata Steel, Essar Steel, Ispat Industries and JSW Steel, Vijayanagar.

The 13-member panel of judges headed by Secretary, Ministry of Steel had been constituted for selecting the best integrated steel plant for 2005-06. The panel comprises eminent personalities from various fields.

The panel would visit VSP from tomorrow for three days, the release added.

UNI

Topics: INDUSTRY-AP-VISIT

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