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Location:-
All
over Kutch specially the western part of Kutch that is Lakhpat
and Abhadasa.
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Use:-
for manufacturing cement, as a building stone, as a flux in
the metallurgy industry and also for manufacturing calcium
carbide and calcium cyanide.
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Controlled
by:- Department of Mining.
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In
abhadasa Taluka 2.6 Million Ton capacity cement plant in under
construction by Sanghi Cement.
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Other
cement plants in offing are the AGB,DLF,Anjin,JK corpn etc.
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Yellow
limestone equilant to Jesalmar yellow marbal is found at Andhav
Khadir area. Marbal cuting and polishing unit is working in
Bhuj GIDC.
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Production(in
thousands):-3000MT. It has been also named as "Costal
wealth of Kutch".The entire cement requirements of Gulf
countries could be met by 7000 million mt of lime stone deposits
available in western Kutch.
