Panel to visit VSP tomorrow

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