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Jun 4, 2020, 20 tweets

1/n Where is #Khetrinagar?
A town in District #jhunjhunu (from where most industry houses #Birlas, #Dalmias #Singhania, #Poddars hails, but no industry established), #Rajasthan. #KCC, the only PSU comes into existence in 1967
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khetri #Revive_KhetriCopperComplex

2/n #Khetri Copper Deposits in Arawali region since Indus civilisation..also described during Akbar regime followed by British Raj..after that #KhetriCopperProject started in 1967, later called #KhetriCopperComplex under aegis of @copper_ltd @PMOIndia
#Revive_KhetriCopperComplex

3/n #Khetrinagar #KhetriCopperComplex @copper_ltd started with mining of copper ore, got its prestige after establishment of Copper Smelter Plant, one of the biggest in Asia. Also Copper refinery..included into list of Mini-NavRatna in 1980s @PMOIndia
#Revive_KhetriCopperComplex

4/n Almost for a decade 1980s, @copper_ltd #KhetriCopperComplex remain profit making PSUs..reach its heights with successive performance records..Golden era for workers & residents @PMOIndia @NITIAayog @MinesMinIndia @JoshiPralhad
@FinMinIndia

#Revive_KhetriCopperComplex

5/n Problems of @copper_ltd #KhetriCopperComplex started when #privatisation starts..reduced import duty & cost of copper production become costlier, imported copper appeared cheap

Big blow to self-reliant #KhetriCopperComplex economy @PMOIndia
#Revive_KhetriCopperComplex

6/n Last 20 yrs, successive governments ignored @copper_ltd #Khetrinagar; no stimulus package..Biggest assets of country-Copper Smelter & Refinery plants closed..more than 25000 workers laid off without compensation,hardly 1000 persons work @PMOIndia #Revive_KhetriCopperComplex

7/n Story #KhetriCopperComplex makes country self-reliant in #copper production
जब रूस व चीन से तांबा मंगवाया जाता था, तब 1975 में खेतड़ी ने देश को बना दिया था आत्मनिर्भर @JoshiPralhad @MinesMinIndia @PMOIndia @narendramodi

#Revive_KhetriCopperComplex
patrika.com/jhunjhunu-news…

8/n Current state of #Copper deposits at #Khetrinagar @copper_ltd...@MinesMinIndia must review खेतड़ी में इतना माल, सौ साल तक होंगे निहाल, यहां भरे हैं तांबे के भंडार @JoshiPralhad
@NITIAayog @PMOIndia
@narendramodi

#Revive_KhetriCopperComplex
patrika.com/jhunjhunu-news…

9/n Copper deposits at #Khetrinagar @copper_ltd and revival of copper Smelter and Refinery plants can provides around jobs to 50000 persons @PMOIndia @NITIAayog @MinesMinIndia @JoshiPralhad @narendramodi
#Revive_KhetriCopperComplex
patrika.com/jaipur-news/so…

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11/n What can be done?
@mygovindia may rethink
10 हजार को रोजगार मिले, फिर से @copper_ltd #KhetriCopperComplex #Khetrinagar खेतड़ी बने आत्मनिर्भर @JoshiPralhad @MinesMinIndia
@NITIAayog @FinMinIndia @nsitharamanoffc @PMOIndia @narendramodi patrika.com/jaipur-news/10… @rpbreakingnews

16/n #Revive_KhetriCopperComplex
Efforts are going on...@ashokgehlot51

17/n @copper_ltd #खेतड़ीनगर में स्थापित #केसीसी के माल की ढुलाई के लिए वर्ष 1973-74 में नीमकाथाना से लेकर सिंघाना(झुंझुनूं) तक 30 किमी की #रेलवे लाइन बिछाई गई थी। #Revive_KhetriCopperComplex @JoshiPralhad
@MinesMinIndia @RailMinIndia @PiyushGoyal @PMOIndia m.patrika.com/amp-news/jhunj…

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