Articles tagged under: Lignite

Industry body writes to CM complaining inadequate quantity of lignite supply by GMDC

May 31, 2022
Industry body writes to CM complaining inadequate quantity of lignite supply by GMDC

Morbi: The Morbi Chamber of Commerce in a letter to the chief minister has raised the issue of inadequate supply of lignite to small and medium industries of Morbi and threatened to launch a movement protesting GMDC’s unfair trade practice if the problem doesn’t get resolved within 15 days. The industry body says in the letter that factories are having to stagger their production activity because of insufficient quantity of lignite, which adversely impacts the wages of laborers. The in...Read More

GPCL starts mining near Badi village; Police lob tear gas shells, charge baton, arrest 50 unruly protesters

April 01, 2018
GPCL starts mining near Badi village; Police lob tear gas shells, charge baton, arrest 50 unruly protesters

Bhavanagar: Police today arrested around 50 people and resort to tear gas lobbing and baton charge at a coal mining site in and around Badi village under Ghogha taluka of Bhavnagar district. SP P L Mal said that the land under which there was lignite coal reserve in ample amount was acquired by the state government long back for supply of coal to its thermal plants. Around 2500 to 3000 people assembled near the mining site of Gujarat Power Corporation Ltd (GPCL) opposing it. ...Read More