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Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy visited the Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant, a subsidiary of SAIL, astatine Bhadravati and discussed the plans of its revival with elder officers, connected Saturday (November 29, 2025). This is his 2nd sojourn since helium took implicit the ministry. He visited the plant connected June 30, 2024.
The curate discussed ways to revive the works and bring backmost its past glory with elder officers of the SAIL. The Steel Ministry has entrusted Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd. (MIDHANI) with the mentation of a elaborate task study to revive the plant. Similarly, different institution has been entrusted with the work to taxable a study connected fiscal matters.
In the meeting, the curate is said to person expressed the request for astatine slightest ₹10,000 crore to ₹15,000 crore to revive the works and reconstruct its glory.
Shivamogga Lok Sabha subordinate B.Y. Raghavendra, who was besides contiguous astatine the meeting, thanked the curate for his involvement successful reviving the plant.
Later, the curate met the protesting workers, and assured them that his ministry was keen connected bringing the works backmost to life. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving value to strengthening the alloy assemblage successful the country. He has a beardown ambition to execute self-reliance successful alloy production. We are each moving with large dedication successful this direction,” helium said.
The VISP was acceptable up by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar successful 1918. It commenced pig robust accumulation successful 1923. The Centre considered closing the works successful aboriginal 2023. However, pursuing the protests from nationalist and efforts by the elected representatives, the Steel Ministry changed decision. At contiguous the works is operating connected a constricted scale.
