Coronavirus: Steel ministry asks PSUs not to cut production

• Tuesday, March 31, 2020
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[Ferro-Alloys.com] The steel ministry on Monday held a meeting with management of PSUs under its control to take stock of the situation amid the coronavirus outbreak, and asked them not to reduce production. 

 

Steel Secretary Binoy Kumar chaired the meeting, via video-conferencing, in which senior officials of SAIL, RINL, NMDC, MOIL and KIOCL, among others, participated, sources said. 

 

"They were asked about their preparedness at their plants and units in the wake of outbreak of coronavirus. They (PSUs) have been asked to produce as usual and not reduce production," one of the sources said. 

 

SAIL has implemented various preventive measures across its plants, units and offices to contain spread of the virus. Quarantine facilities and isolation wards have been prepared at SAIL hospitals. The company has restricted travel of its employees and the majority of the meetings are being conducted through video-conferencing. 

 

At RINL, biometric attendance has been suspended. An isolation ward has been arranged with a quarantine facility at the Vizag plant. 

 

NMDC has asked its staff to work from home and the company's offices and buildings across the country are being sanitised. Besides special arrangements are also being made at its healthcare centres to deal with the virus. Large gatherings have been prohibited, entry of non-company staff is being scanned using thermal scanners. 

 

Employees have also been asked to inform the company if they or any member of their family have a travel history to coronavirus-impacted country. 

 

Further, the public sector undertakings (PSUs) apprised the ministry of the issues faced by their officials during the current lockdown. 

According to the sources, the PSUs told the ministry that its officials who were on duty at important functional locations faced issues, as they were stopped by local authorities. 

 

Another concern raised in the meeting was transportation of raw materials.  （The Economic Times）

 

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