Plan to protect agate artisans from deadly silicosis disease

Melvyn Thomas | TNN

Surat:To safeguard the health of thousands of artisans working in the agate stone processing industry in Khambhat region, the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) plans to provide financial and other aid to them for setting up a non-hazardous stone processing system.

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Publication Date: 
25/05/2010
Times Of India (Ahmedabad)
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Air Pollution, Mining, Stone Industry, Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, Industrial Workers, Tuberculosis, Bronchitis, Occupational Health, Gujarat, Times Of India (Ahmedabad)