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Ahmedabad, Ahmedabad: The diamond cutting and polishing industry of Ahmedabad is facing an acute shortage of workers. The units in the city, which used to employ around 1.5 lakh people a couple of years back, are currently being run with only 70,000 workers. There is for at least 30,000 more in the near future, insiders say.

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