QUETTA: Hundreds of people held a demonstration in the industrial town of Hub on Sunday against a coal-based power plant being built in the area by Hubco power company.

The protesters, including residents of Gadani, were of the view that the coal-based plant would create environmental problems for people and the marine life.

Holding banners and placards and shouting slogans against the construction of the plant, the protesters marched on roads before gathering outside the press club.

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Addressing the protesters, speakers said the plant would create environment problems which would affect populations in the coastal areas of Balochistan and Karachi.

They urged the federal and provincial governments to cancel permission for construction of the coal-based power plant in the area.

Published in Dawn, October 19th, 2015

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