1 | Name Of Cluster | Alang Ship Breaking |
2 | Place | Alang |
3 | District | Bhavnagar |
4 | State | Gujarat |
5 | No of firms (by type) | 173 |
6 | No. of workers | 30000 |
7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 15000 Millions |
8 | Associations in cluster | Ship Breakers’ Association |
9 | Major products | Ship wreckage and material |
10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
NA |
11 | Major markets | Domestic |
12 | Major problems/prospects | Lack of infrastructure Lease period is very short Insufficient supply of drinking water Post office services are not available Need for a jetty. Demand for scrapped steel in domestic market has fallen due to rise in numbers of mini steel mills in India. The ship yard is getting congested |
13 | Data source and updated on | Diagnostic Study Report on Ship Breaking Industry Cluster at Alang |