<p>Minister for Heavy and Medium Industries R V Deshpande said on Saturday that steel major Arcelor Mittal had been told to send a proposal for setting up an alternative industry in the district. <br /><br />This is due to the Supreme Court direction that only companies already having steel plants could take part in the ore auction process.<br /><br />He was speaking to reporters after the Ballari industry summit at Malpangudi in the taluk. <br />The minister said the company had planned to set up a solar power plant. The matter would be discussed at the meeting of the high-level clearance committee, he said. The company had been advised to set up an industry that has more employment opportunities, Deshpande said.<br /><br />Arcelor Mittal had been sanctioned 4,800 acres near Ballari for a steel plant at the Global Investors Meet in 2010. Of this, the firm had been handed over 2,796 acres. <br /></p>
<p>Minister for Heavy and Medium Industries R V Deshpande said on Saturday that steel major Arcelor Mittal had been told to send a proposal for setting up an alternative industry in the district. <br /><br />This is due to the Supreme Court direction that only companies already having steel plants could take part in the ore auction process.<br /><br />He was speaking to reporters after the Ballari industry summit at Malpangudi in the taluk. <br />The minister said the company had planned to set up a solar power plant. The matter would be discussed at the meeting of the high-level clearance committee, he said. The company had been advised to set up an industry that has more employment opportunities, Deshpande said.<br /><br />Arcelor Mittal had been sanctioned 4,800 acres near Ballari for a steel plant at the Global Investors Meet in 2010. Of this, the firm had been handed over 2,796 acres. <br /></p>
