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GHCL Secures Kadaya Limestone Block in Gujarat After E-Auction Win
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CNBC TV18•23-09-2026, 17:47
GHCL Secures Kadaya Limestone Block in Gujarat After E-Auction Win
- •GHCL Ltd, India's second-largest soda ash producer, was declared the preferred bidder for the Kadaya limestone mineral block in Gujarat.
- •The composite licence was awarded after an e-auction conducted by the Commissioner of Geology and Mining, Government of Gujarat, with the Letter of Intent received on September 22, 2026.
- •The grant of the LOI is contingent on GHCL submitting the required performance security within 45 days.
- •GHCL confirmed no related party transactions or promoter interest in the awarding entity.
- •The company recently had appeals challenging environmental and forest clearances for its greenfield soda ash project dismissed by the NGT.
Key Questions Answered
GHCL was declared the preferred bidder for the Kadaya limestone mineral block located at village Kadaya, Taluka Maliya Hatina, District Junagadh, Gujarat, following an e-auction.
The grant of the Letter of Intent for the limestone mineral block is subject to GHCL submitting the required performance security within 45 days of being declared the preferred bidder.
The National Green Tribunal's Western Zone Bench in Pune dismissed all three appeals challenging the environmental and forest clearances for GHCL's greenfield soda ash project in Kutch, Gujarat.
