<p>Shimoga MP B Y Raghavendra on Tuesday urged the Centre to drop the disinvestment proposal of Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant, Bhadravathi, and infuse funds for its revival.</p>.<p>Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, he demanded that the Centre provide job security to present workers, including contract employees, in the factory.</p>.<p>He also urged the Steel Ministry to take steps to renovate or replace the blast furance, sinter plant and other machinery, in order to start complete production activity.</p>.<p>The VISL is worth reviving as it was a pioneer in the production of alloy steels and pig iron and has 1,500 acres of land, including a huge township, Raghavendra said.</p>.<p>MECON Limited has already prepared the turnaround plan of VISL and the Karnataka government released mines to the factory in 2018, he said.</p>
<p>Shimoga MP B Y Raghavendra on Tuesday urged the Centre to drop the disinvestment proposal of Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant, Bhadravathi, and infuse funds for its revival.</p>.<p>Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha, he demanded that the Centre provide job security to present workers, including contract employees, in the factory.</p>.<p>He also urged the Steel Ministry to take steps to renovate or replace the blast furance, sinter plant and other machinery, in order to start complete production activity.</p>.<p>The VISL is worth reviving as it was a pioneer in the production of alloy steels and pig iron and has 1,500 acres of land, including a huge township, Raghavendra said.</p>.<p>MECON Limited has already prepared the turnaround plan of VISL and the Karnataka government released mines to the factory in 2018, he said.</p>