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Gujarat CM approves 3 town planning schemes for Alang, surrounding villages
January 17, 2023 3:25 am
The government approval to the draft TP schemes came amid sluggishness in the ship recycling industry in Alang since 2016-17 as ship-recyclers are finding it hard to sell their scrap to steel re-rolling mills.
Alang sees big dip in ships, may be worst in years
January 01, 2023 1:11 am
According to available data for the first three quarters in the last six years, 152 ships beached at Alang in 2021-22, 139 in 2020-21, 141 in 2019-20, 170 in 2018-19, 166 in 2017-18, and 195 in 2016-17.
Explained: How the pandemic is sending luxury liners to Alang, for dismantling
January 12, 2021 12:40 pm
In the last 50 days, three luxury liners have queued up at Alang to be broken. Why is there such a queue? Which luxury liners have reached Alang recently?
'Viraat' sets sail for Gujarat, to be dismantled and sold as scrap
September 19, 2020 3:16 pm
The vessel had served the Indian Navy for 30 years before being decommissioned. It had served in the UK's Royal Navy as HMS Hermes and named INS Viraat after being inducted in the Indian Navy.
Gujarat: Green shoots visible again as more old ships beach at Alang
April 26, 2016 8:00 am
Only 129 ships beached at Alang for recycling between April 2015 and December 2015, when the business witnessed one of the worst slumps. From January to March 2015, only 67 vessels had come to the yard.
Gujarat: Shipbreakers at Alang criticise new policy as charges shoot up to 35%
January 24, 2016 12:45 pm
Shipbreakers are worried about the rise in charges levied by the state government on them through a new notification which is yet to take shape of a “gazette”.
Project woman architect was eyeing set to begin without her
November 29, 2013 4:48 am
The project involves construction of a three-storey building with seven dormitory blocks.
New ship-breaking code firms up safety at Alang shipyard
May 03, 2013 4:18 am
The Steel Ministrys new code for ship-breaking has firmed up safety provisions for workers and delegated more powers to industrial safety personnel.
Another toxic ship sails towards Alang,raises eyebrows
September 10, 2012 5:14 am
The impending arrival of Northern Vitality,a 15-year-old ship owned by a German company,from current position in Singapore to Alang in Bhavnagar for dismantling in a weeks time is being seen as violation of the Supreme Courts order in July banning breaking of any toxic laden ship at Alang.
UN team visits Alang,focus on workers safety
January 18, 2010 5:05 am
Two human rights officers of the United Nations (UN) visited Alang on Sunday and held a series of meetings with officials of the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB),Gujarat Maritime Board and other social groups.
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