HPCL Assam unit loses Rs 1 cr in 4 days due to technical snag

MORIGAON, ASSAM, July 9: Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd’s (HPCL’s) Jagiroad unit in Assam’s Morigaon district has incurred an estimated production loss of Rs 1 crore following disruption of work for four days, official sources said here today.
Production at the unit was disrupted from July 4 till yesterday due to some technical problems, they added.
HPCL’s Managing Director at Kolkata P V Narasingha Rao had visited the paper mill on July 7 to review the situation.
The Jagiroad unit has been facing several problems, including a strike by the employees last month.
Employees Union of the unit had called a strike to protest the authorities decision to grant the contract for supply of bamboo and other raw materials to a private party.
HPCL authorities later cancelled the contract and are currently procuring raw materials locally, sources said. (PTI)