Going round work sites for the technical updating, he encouraged officials and workers in their efforts to make innovations in body assembling of revolving furnace No. 4 and the building of a new screen ground.

There took place a consultative meeting of officials concerned on the spot.

The meeting referred to the significance and importance of the modernization of the iron works in remarkably decreasing the power consumption, cutting down the steelmaking time and increasing iron and steel. It underlined the need for relevant units to produce in time necessary custom-built equipment and products.

Earlier, the premier went round the Central Tree Nursery of the Ministry of Land and Environment Protection.

He called for building well tree nurseries across the country, working out the plans for tree planting on a long-term basis and rising up as one in the drive to turn the country into a thick woodland and greenery and orchard.