SHASHANK SHEKHAR

The Tenughat reservoir in Bokaro will soon woo tourists. Picture by Pankaj Singh

Bokaro, Feb. 26: Fresh life has been breathed into the dormant Tenughat Dam development project.

The Bokaro district administration has prepared a new blueprint for developing the dam into a tourist spot. It was submitted to the tourism department in Ranchi last week.

Signs EPC contract with Chinese company

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LUCKNOW: After inviting private concerns to set up coal fired thermal power plants, the UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) is toying with the idea of setting up a solar thermal power plant in the state. The 10 MW plant, to be set up by a private company, is likely to come up in Unnao district.

Punjab government

Interview with Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has urged the Ministry of Railways to improve their operational arrangements so that required quantity of coal may be supplied to Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station, Birsinghpur and Satpura Thermal Power Stations smoothly.

The Orissa government on Saturday signed memoranda of understanding with eight companies for the setting up of thermal power projects in the state with a total investment of Rs 42,023.57 crore.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: If things go smoothly, the first phase of the 2,400-MW coal-based Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP) proposed at Cheemeni, Kasargod, should be operational in three years, Power Minister A.K.Balan said on Thursday.

BARJORA, Feb 4: As the state reaches the boiling point on the issue of land acquisition, a section of struggling Barjora farmers in Bankura are attempting to reach a mutually benefiting agreement with development authorities.

Bishnu Dash / Bhubaneswar February 3, 2009, 0:37 IST

Hyderabad-based KVK Energy and Infrastructure has parted ways with its beleaguered joint venture partner, Maytas Infra, in setting up a 1,050-Mw thermal power plant in Orissa under the banner of KVK Nilachal Power Pvt Ltd.