MGNREGA for Dabhol

The former Dabhol power project, now called Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd, has been closed since July 15 for want of gas. The power generation utility is spread over 1,500 hectare of land near the Arabian sea in the scenic Ratnagiri district. Not surprisingly, given the uncertainties over the gas pricing policy, employees are really worried about their jobs. So worried that some of them have privately suggested using the project site to carry out work under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme. That way, they don't have to worry about assured wages.