· Kalsaria had parted ways with the ruling BJP after successfully spearheading farmers' agitation against Nirma Group's proposed cement plant in Bhavnagar district in 2011. In 2012, he contested the state elections as an independent candidate, but could not win. In 2014, Kalsaria joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
· In a victory for the farmers of Gujarat's Bhavnagar district, the Environment Ministry has decided that the site of Nirma Industries' proposed cement plant there is a wetland and an ...
· Mahuva Movement Against Proposed Nirma Cement. The gujarat sanctioned to nirma ltd. 288 hectares 720 acres to construct cement factory and 3000 hectares 7500 acres for limestone mining. it would only employ 418 people. the total investment is rs. 2500 crore rs. 25 billion. the plant has million tonnes per annum capacity, with its 50 mw captive power plant and a coke oven.
Mahuva Movement against proposed Nirma Cement Plant. Jun 24 2014 · Thousands of Mahuva farmers agitated against proposed Nirma cement plant continued to camp at Gandhinagar's Pathikashram ground The farmers ended their 350km long foot march in Gandhinagar and a delegation met Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Online Chat
· Mahuva BJP MLA Kanubhai ... Kanubhai is in news these days for his movement against state government's unilateral decision to allot water body land to Nirma company for proposed cement plant.
· Nirma has proposed a MTPA cement plant with 50 Mw captive power plant and lakh TPA coke oven, on coastal belt of Mahuva Taluka in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat. Sometime back, a rally of over 5,000 farmers protesting against the construction of the million tonnes per annum (mtpa) cement plant at Mahuva taluka of Bhavnagar, reached Ahmedabad.
· Mahuva MLA Dr Kanu Kalsaria, who has been leading a fight against setting up of a cement plant by Nirma, said that Union environment ministry was changing its stance over the plant. more 10 Sep, 2011, AM IST
If we do not know, Government of Gujarat has alloted this fertile land to Nirma for building a cement plant. The farmers' nonviolent agitation against proposed Nirma Cement Plant coming up near Padhiyarka village in Mahuva taluka of Bhavnagar district has reached an important state precisely two and a half year struggle.
Read more about QA: Kanu Kalsaria, BJP MLA, Mahuva Gujarat on Business Standard. Kanu Kalsaria is the BJP MLA from Mahuva in Gujarat, where Nirma plans to set up a cement plant. He recounts to Gyan Varma his struggle to prevent the project.
· Court cements Nirma claim. FARMERS of 15 coastal villages in Gujarat's Bhavnagar district have intensified their stir against Nirma company's cement plant proposed on a waterbody. Activists are mobilizing people against the plant by screening films showing the impact the project will have on farmers of Mahuva tehsil.
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· Nirmaamp;#39;s cement project gets approval. Gujarat government has given green a signal to Nirma Ltd's controversial cement plant in Mahuva. The company has been aiming to foray into cement production by setting up a mt cement plant in Bhavnagar district for an estimated investment of Rs 1000 crore. Read More
Mahuva farmers fined for opposing proposed Nirma cement plant. In a significant twist to the controversy related to the Nirma Ltd's proposed cement plant around Mahuva in Bhavnagar district, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the farmers opposing the project and on the Union Ministry of Environment Forest (MOEF).
· He lent his support to the movement against the Nirma Cement Plant proposed in an alleged wetland in Mahua region of Bhavnagar district of Saurashtra, leading a march against the industrial project from Mahua to Gandhinagar. Right now, .
may be transferred to M/s Nirma Ltd. IV. Mahuva Taluka it is not a developed area having no industry and hence the proposed plants will provide job opportunities to local villagers who may not have to migrate to other places seeking jobs which will also help for overall development of the area. 6.
· Farmers move Supreme Court against NGT order. Ahmedabad: The controversial issue of Nirma Ltd's proposed cement plant near Mahuva coastline has reached the Supreme Court again. The apex court has ...
mahuva movement against proposed nirma cement plant. Mahuva, who spearheaded the farmers movement against the cement plant by Nirma. . Similarly, Bharatbhai Shiyal, one of the protesters against the Nirma plant, . Nirma has proposed a MTPA cement plant with .
· The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of INR100,000 (US1675) on farmers and on the Union Ministry of Environment Forest (MOEF) who opposed Nirma Ltd's proposed cement plant situated at Mahuva, Bhavnagar district.
The Gujarat High Court today said it will take up a review petition by farmers opposing the upcoming Nirma cement plant at Mahuva in Bhavnagar district only after the appeal pending before the ...
· New Delhi/Ahmedabad: Former Gujarat BJP MLA Kanu Kalsaria, who had successfully spearheaded a huge public agitation against a Nirma cement plant in the state's Mahuva, on Wednesday evening joined the Congress party after a meeting with party president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi.. Kalsaria, who is a social activist and a surgeon, drifted away from the BJP while running the .
· Now with 1314 milliontonne capacity, Nirma will emerge as a serious player in India's cement landscape. Moreover, its proposed cement plant in .
· The amiable Kalsaria's trouble with Modi started when he protested against the setting up of a cement plant in Mahuva by Nirma. Mahuva, the coastal block of Bhavnagar, which was severely affected by salinity ingress, turned into a green zone after the Keshubhai Patel government built four check dam cum tidal regulatory structures (CDTRS) across a stretch of 40 km at a cost of over Rs 60 .