The Madhya Pradesh Government on Thursday again raised the issues of shortage of electricity and coal for thermal power plants. Time and again, the State Government has raised the issues with senior Union Cabinet Ministers but to no avail.

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With the power requirements in Madhya Pradesh escalating to a massive 6,600 MW, the state is in dire requirement of additional sources of power generation.

The three major projects contributing major share to the State Power Scenario are Indira Sagar, Omkareshwar and Interstate Sardar Sarovar Project. Since commissioning, these three hydro power projects in Narmada Valley have yielded 23561.5 mu of power till February, 2010 resulted amounts Rs 4855 cr.

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Raisen: The Madhya Pradesh Government is fully committed to extend all support to uplift the forest inhabitants, all efforts are being made for their financial improvement.

BHOPAL: Even as rural areas of Madhya Pradesh continue to reel under long hours of load-shedding, the State Government says it is hopeful that the electricity crisis will become a thing of the past by 2013.

Chief Minster Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that the State should get the fixed amount of coal. He also demanded Union Minster of State for Coal, Shriprakash Jaiswal that the coal produced in the State should be supplied to the State. The CM said this while addressing the International Kalar Conclave here on Sunday.

The vehicle fiber body manufacturing workshop, functioning opposite Government Bherulal Patidar College, is polluting the surroundings continuously. The harmful odor of chemicals keeps emanating from the workshop round-the-clock. The local residents are demanding action against the polluting unit.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that he had requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to give environmental clearance for the proposed power projects of Madhya Pradesh.

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