<p>Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H D Kumaraswamy, who visited the Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited (VISL) in Bhadravathi on Sunday, said that a decision on the future of the plant would be taken soon.</p>.<p>He said that he had conferred with the officials of VISL, besides collecting information on the finances of the company. </p>.<p>Kumaraswamy said that he would explore all feasible options to ensure that the plant bearing Sir M Visvesvaraya’s name is functional.</p>.<p>For more than three hours, the Union Minister interacted with staff from all the rungs of the company so as to get a holistic perspective about VISL’s present situation. </p>.After PM's 'Mann Ki Baat' reference, Union Minister urges people to buy Karthumbi umbrellas.<p>He admitted that making a budgetary allocation for the revival of the plant was not a feasible option.</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy said that VISL had a role to play in helping the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) realise its goal of achieving an annual production of 300 million tonnes of steel by 2030.</p>.<p>“The Parliament is in session and it is not proper to discuss the Central government’s plans for reviving VISL in public at this juncture,” Kumaraswamy said. </p>
<p>Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H D Kumaraswamy, who visited the Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited (VISL) in Bhadravathi on Sunday, said that a decision on the future of the plant would be taken soon.</p>.<p>He said that he had conferred with the officials of VISL, besides collecting information on the finances of the company. </p>.<p>Kumaraswamy said that he would explore all feasible options to ensure that the plant bearing Sir M Visvesvaraya’s name is functional.</p>.<p>For more than three hours, the Union Minister interacted with staff from all the rungs of the company so as to get a holistic perspective about VISL’s present situation. </p>.After PM's 'Mann Ki Baat' reference, Union Minister urges people to buy Karthumbi umbrellas.<p>He admitted that making a budgetary allocation for the revival of the plant was not a feasible option.</p>.<p>Kumaraswamy said that VISL had a role to play in helping the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) realise its goal of achieving an annual production of 300 million tonnes of steel by 2030.</p>.<p>“The Parliament is in session and it is not proper to discuss the Central government’s plans for reviving VISL in public at this juncture,” Kumaraswamy said. </p>