RAIPUR: Production at National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Limited’s Bacheli plant, located 28 km from Dantewada district headquarters in tribal Bastar in Chhattisgarh remained shut for the third consecutive day on Saturday with thousands of villagers from nearby villages staging dharna at the main entry gate of the plant and attempting to enter the campus, demanding employment for locals.
NMDC officials, however, claimed that the agitation was a politically driven campaign aimed at fulfilling some vested interest, causing a huge loss of over Rs 50 crore to the company in the last three days.
