{
  "id": 5592250,
  "title": "Captive mines, SAIL merger sought for VSP",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/captive-mines-sail-merger-sought-for-vsp",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-04T16:12:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/captive-mines-sail-merger-sought-for-vsp/article71429043.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Andhra Intellectuals Forum president Chalasani Srinivas has called for the allocation of captive mines to Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and a merger with Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) to alleviate the burden faced by the plant. The lack of captive mines is currently costing the plant ₹6,400 per tonne of steel produced, according to Srinivas. He also alleged that contract workers have been removed and their Aadhaar cards blocked, while the Centre's ₹11,400 crore allocation has been used to repay banks, with no funds spent on machinery repairs, plant development, or worker welfare. The plant requires immediate modernisation, with ₹900 crore in unpaid worker dues, according to representatives of the Visakha Ukku Parirakshana Porata Committee.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}