Farmer unions away in Delhi, dismantling of Bathinda thermal plant picks pace without any resistance

Disassembling work at the now defunct Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP), Bathinda, has picked momentum without resistance from any group with the farmers’ agitation against the Central government’s agriculture laws taking the centerstage since October.

Backed by various farmer rights associations, the GNDTP employees union had been opposing dismantling of the facility. Various associations had staged dharnas disallowing the work after Mumbai-based firm HR Commercial Private Limited won competitive bidding to dismantle the plant’s infrastructure in September.

These unions were demanding that the state government revoke its decision and restart the 46-year-old coal-based plant.