Labour unrest at Mundra Power plant after worker’s death

In a major labour unrest, police had to fire several rounds in air to control 500 strong mob of angry labours at Adani power plant in Shiraya village near Mundra in Gujarat’s Kutch district.

Labourers set a car on fire and damaged around half a dozen vehicles. At least three laborers and a police man were injured. They were taken to Bidada Sarvoday hospital.

Clashes between power plant management and labourers sparked on Wednesday night when one labour slipped from a crane used for cleaning a chimney. The angry workers say he died due to improper maintenance of the crane which moved suddenly when the worker was cleaning the chimney. According to source, labourers demanded Rs 20 lakh assistance to family of victim but company officials were ready to pay Rs. 5 lakh. Following heated arguments between group of labourers and company officials, three labourers were detained by Police late in the night.

Today morning when regular labourers arrived at the plant to join their duty, they came to know about events took place in the night. They immediately started agitations and set a vehicle on fire. No arrests have been made. The body of the worker has been sent for post-mortem examination.