Surat: Surat: Dead bodies of 7 missing laborers were found after an incident of blast followed by fire in Sachin GIDC area based Aether industry's chemical manufacturing unit. As many as 22 laborers suffered burn injury in this incident, among whom at least 3 are suffering from severe burn and taking treatment as indoor patients in hospital. Skeletons of 7 laborers found after the incident of fire are taken for a postmortem in civil hospital. The company has decided to give compensation of...Read More

Surat: Two workers lost their lives today, and one sustained serious injuries when a lift collapsed at Madhunandan Industries (a dying & printing mill) in Sachin GIDC. The incident occurred on the premises of Madhunandan Industries in Sachin GIDC this morning. The workers were using the lift to transport goods between floors when the lift suddenly collapsed, injuring three individuals. The injured workers were rushed to the government-run New Civil Hospital with the assistance of the 108 ...Read More

Surat: Following the death of five laborers in a blast in the unit Anupam Rasayan in Sachin GIDC. Gujarat Pollution control board has issued a closure notice to Anupam Rasayan after National Green Tribunal's (NGT) suo-motu proceedings. GBCB has also imposed ₹ 1 crore as interim environmental damage compensation (EDC). The GPCB in its report concerning the proceedings by the NGT principal bench on Sept 21 said that it has issued closure direction to the unit under provisions of the Air Act, ...Read More

Surat: A major fire broke out at a chemical factory in Sachin GIDC of Surat city on Saturday, killing four people and injuring at least 20 others. According to Chief Fire Officer Basant Pareek, a blast in a chemical container at about 10:30 pm started the fire in the unit of Anupam Rasayan India Limited, located in Sachin. As soon as the fire was reported, 15 firefighters rushed to the scene. After two hours of hectic efforts, the fire was put out. "Four labourers were killed and around 20...Read More

Surat: Office bearers of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) run industrial estate at Sachin have made a written representation to state energy minister Kanubhai Desai seeking change allowing industries with High-Tension power connections to use 100% renewable energy. During the meeting, the President of Sachin Industrial Co-operative Society, Rama Ramoliya, told the minister that industries are having to cut production due to power shortage. To resolve this issue, he requested ...Read More