VSP union leaders call on new CMD
The Hindu
‘Onus of continuing steel plant in the public sector is on you’
Leaders of various trade unions of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) called on the new Chairman and Managing Director of Atul Bhat, and brought various issues in the plant to his notice, on Friday.
JMS Union general secretary Varasala Srinivasa Rao, CITU president Ayodhya Ram, YSRP leader Dali Naidu, TNTUC general secretary Boddu Pydi Raju, JMS leaders V. Balakrishna, B. Gopal, Nageswara Rao and Srinivas told him that the onus of continuing the VSP in the public sector was on him. They assured the CMD that the employees and unions would stand firmly behind him. They told the new CMD about the genesis and growth of the VSP over the years. They hoped that the VSP would attain greater heights under his leadership.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.