Protest in Madharam againstmove to privatise VSP

Amid raging protests against the Centre’s move to privatise the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) in Andhra Pradesh, the growing agitation in the neighbouring State is finding resonance in Madharam of Karepalli mandal in Telangana’s mineral-rich Khammam district, where the VSP’s captive dolomite mine is located. Taking a cue from the mounting anti-privatisation stir in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam and elsewhere in Andhra Pradesh, several trade unions operating in the Madharam dolomite mining belt have embarked on a phase-wise agitation against the Centre’s privatisation move.