Ajanta Group or Oreva Group (stylized as OREVA) is a diversified group, active in textiles, transport, construction equipment, and machinery.

History

The company was founded by

Odhavaji Raghavji Patel Odhavji Raghavji Patel "ORPatel" known as father of wall clocks and popularly known as ORPatel was an Indian business tycoon who founded Ajanta Group Ajanta Group or Oreva Group (stylized as OREVA) is a diversified group, active in textile ...

in 1971. It is known for the manufacturing and exporting of

clocks A clock or a timepiece is a device used to measure and indicate time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals of time shorter than the natural units such as the day, the lunar month and the ...

from

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. In 2008, the company tried to launch and manufacture the Oreva Super, a low-cost

electric car An electric car, battery electric car, or all-electric car is an automobile that is propelled by one or more electric motors, using only energy stored in batteries. Compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, electric cars are quie ...

. It was dubbed "

Tata Nano The Tata Nano is a compact city car that was manufactured and marketed by Indian automaker Tata Motors over a single generation, primarily in India, as an inexpensive rear-engined hatchback intended to appeal to current riders of motorcycles a ...

-Killer,"" reportedly costing less than INR100,000 or roughly around $.

Controversies

In 2022, the company and its staff are being investigated for the collapse of a

bridge A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...

Morbi Morbi or Morvi is a city in the Morbi district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is situated on the Kathiawar peninsula. , the city's population was determined to be 194,947. The city is on the Machhu River, from the sea and from Rajkot. H ...

. The Municipality of Morbi owned the bridge, and they entered into a maintenance agreement with Oreva Group that was to last for 15 years. Initial reports say that the bridge was opened to the public ahead of schedule after temporary repairs, even though the much needed 'certificate of fitness' from the local authorities had not been obtained.

References

External links

Official page
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