Anil Agarwal-led
Vedanta Resources' subsidiary VAL on Wednesday said it is considering up to 100 job cuts in the next two months at its recently shut Lanjigarh facility in Odisha.
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) had closed its Lanjigarh alumina refinery earlier this month citing short supply of bauxite, a key raw material.
"Yes we are considering laying off at our alumina refinery in Odisha within two months," VAL President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mukesh Kumar said.
"We have not analysed the numbers right now," he said but added that it could be anything ranging from "ten to 100".
The plant at present employs about 550 people.
A Vedanta official, who did not wish to be identified, said the closure of the unit would impact the livelihood of about 7,000 locals.
VAL had shut down its one million tonne alumina refinery at Langigarh in Odisha's Kalahandi district on December 5 after being unable to secure bauxite despite concerted efforts.
The plant which was commissioned in 2007 has faced raw material shortages ever since inception due to regulatory hurdles like forest and environment clearances and protests by locals.
It requires 10,000 tonnes of bauxite a day to operate at full capacity.
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