Odisha and Andhra Pradesh governments have decided to jointly construct a hydro-electric project of 60 mega watt (MW) capacity across the Sileru River at Chitrakonda in the Maoist-infested Malkanag

The Andhra Pradesh government, which is against holding public hearings in Orissa and Chhattisgarh on the Polavaram dam and its effect on the two states, may have to finally relent to save the project from further delay.

Project officials said the state government will have to agree on public hearings to avoid the environmental clearance being withdrawn by Union Ministry of Environment and Fore

Hyderabad, Sept. 7: Venus Energy, a private power company owned by the senior Congress leader, Mr G. Venkataswamy, is on the verge of getting permission to set up a hydel power project three km downstream of the existing 120-mw Machkund power station on Sileru River.

Interestingly, the former Chief Minister, Dr Y. S.

Chhattisgarh is a lesson in biodiesel realities