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Firozabad's Furnaces Are Going Cold
Image: Granth Handicrafts The Financial Times has reported on the deepening energy crisis gripping Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh's famed glassmaking city. Karvaan India looks at what the situation means for the industry and the people who depend on it. Mukesh Bansal has run Shri Sitaram Glassworks in Firozabad for long enough to remember the last time the industry nearly collapsed. In 1996, a Supreme Court order forced the city's factories to abandon coal and switch to gas overnig
Jun 23 min read
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