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Not just men even women also work at the ship wrecking yard in Alang, Gujarat, India. The beach line of Alang is dotted with supertankers, large warships, container vessels, car ferries etc. that are broken down to the tiniest bit of scrap by over 20,000 laborers, who work day and night. Alang beach (Gujurat, India) is one of the main ship breaking yards in the world. Alang is a census town in Bhavnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat, India.Alang is known as land of lakes and temples. However today Alang is known for being Asia's largest and world's one of the most important Ship Recycling Yard where various material like Melting scrap, Cast Iron Scrap (Beed), Rolling Material, Profile Plates, Marine Machinery, Marine Engine, Diesel Generating Sets, Electric Motors and so many oth