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India: Dalmia Bharat has successfully lobbied the Sundargarh, Orisha district government to request the inclusion of the company’s proposed 446 acre expansion to its Lanjiberna limestone and dolomite mine in the agenda of a village meeting in Kukuda, in which public opinion and suggestions will be recorded. The New India Express Newspaper has reported that, due to the special status of Kukuda as a Scheduled Tribal area, the village meeting forms a necessary preliminary step prior to district government permission of planned works. In October 2018, villagers in nearby Jhagarpur successfully blocked construction of Dalmia Bharat’s proposed Industrial Training Institute. The Lanjiberna mine will serve Dalmia Bharat’s 2.3Mt/yr integrated Rajgangpur plant, which was completed in 2019 at a cost of US$281m and awaits commissioning.

US: The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is accepting public comment on a proposed shale-clay exploration project by Ireland-based CRH’s subsidiary Ash Grove Cement near its Clark Gulch quarry. The Observer has reported that the project would consist of construction of a 0.62km road and the extraction and transportation of a 10,000t sample. The window for comment closes on 3 January 2020.

India: Commotion broke out at a public hearing seeking views on a proposed second quarry at a plant near Sendurai in Tamil Nadu for Ramco Cement. The police removed 13 attendees who threw chairs and caused disruption at the meeting, according to the Hindu newspaper. The hearing was organised by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.

UK: Lafarge Cement UK is inviting members of the public to an open day at Aberthaw Works in Wales on 21 July 2012 to celebrate 100 years of operation at the site. Visitors will be able to talk to employees and go on a guided tour of the works and quarry.

Works manager James Kirkpatrick said, "We are very keen to share our centenary celebrations with as many local people as possible. Aberthaw Works has played a very important part in the local economy and communities of the Vale of Glamorgan for a long time. It is important to us that we mark this milestone by opening up our doors for people to come on site and find out more about our operation in the 21st Century.

Kirkpatrick added that the open day would include tours of the cement plant and adjacent quarry, an exhibition giving an overview of the 100-year history of the site and displays from other local companies and organisations.