The Visakhaptnam steel plant (Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited) has a great future ahead and the capacity of the plant will be ultimately enhanced to 20 million tonnes from the present 6.3 million tonnes, according to Chairman and Managing Director P. Madhusudan.
He was speaking in the plant on Wednesday on the occasion of the thirty-third formation day. He said the expansion units were functioning well and in spite of the great setback suffered last year due to the cyclone Hudhud the RINL collective had shown great resilience and bounced back. He said RINL would play a great role in the economic development and growth of Visakhapatnam and the new state of Andhra Pradesh after bifurcation.
A festive atmosphere pervaded Ukkunagaram on the occasion. An exhibition was organised at the Trishna Grounds where schools in the Ukkunagaram Township and different departments of the RINL set up stalls showcasing their achievements.
On the occasion, the RINL team played a 20:20 cricket match against a team of the Visakhapatnam Journalists' Forum at the Col CK Nayudu Ukkunagaram Stadium. The CMD himself donned donned the cricket gear and opened the innings for RINL. The VJF team won the match.