Adani power workers on rampage,Mundra police lob tear gas shells

Adani power workers on rampage,Mundra police lob tear gas shells
Bhuj, 2 December, 2010


Adani power workers on rampage,Mundra police lob tear gas shells


Thousand of laborers today protest accidental death of one laborer in Adani power’s Shiracha plant.

The laborers complained about lacking of safety provisions in the plant, due to which laborers had died before too.

One laborer Ayazkhan(22) died yesterday evening in an accident.

Unsatisfied with company’s compensation, the laborers pelted stones on company office.

Angry laborers attacked police vehicles also. At least five policemen are injured in this incident.

Police had to lob teargas shells to control the angry crowd. The situation is now in control.

Adani’s Shiracha plant has witnessed such accidental deaths of laborers before also.

The state government has set up a full scale police station near Adani’s facility after similar mob protests in past.