Emami Cement Ltd, an outfit of the diversified Emami group, on Friday formally began construction work on its 2 million tonnes a year cement unit at Panagarh in Burdwan district of West Bengal.
In a statement, Emami said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee formally laid the foundation stone for the ₹500-crore project.
The unit is being set up on 65 acres of land, provided by West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation at Panagarh. Apart from a grinding unit, it will also have a 10 MW coal-fired power plant. The project is expected to generate 500 jobs.
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