Hyderabad, Sept. 21: Biological heritage sites in the state are facing serious threats because of the upcoming Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and thermal power plants. Wildlife experts are concerned about the deathblow to the bird preservation sites in the state due to the units.

Sept 18: The Manipur Government has decided to take up coal mining for thermal power production with a capacity of at least 500 Mega Watts (MW).

DURGAPUR, Sept. 15: The Trinamul Congress today launched an indefinite blockade at the Damodar Valley Corporation

Rajahmundry, Sept. 15: Environmentalists are up in arms against authorities from the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (APIDC) for giving clearance to set up industrial units in ecologically sensitive areas, violating environmental norms.

May worsen power crisis
Kiran Deep
Tribune News Service
Yamunanagar, September 11

Reeling from power shortage, the state may face a worse situation following a shortage of coal stocks at thermal plants due to the non-supply of coal from Jharkhand mines in the wake of damage caused by the Bihar floods.

Coal stocks for only three days are left at the super thermal plant (1,360 MW) in Panipat and the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Plant (600 MW) in Yamunanagar.

People of the state have already been facing more than 14 hours of power cuts.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With Kerala wallowing in acute power crises and longterm energy prospects remaining bleak, the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is now seriously gunning for home-generated power by setting up a 1,000 MW thermal power plant in the state.

The KSEB has identified "specific land" for the coalbased plant, KSEB chairman Rajeev Sadanandan said. He did not disclose the precise location zoomed in on by the power-starved Board, but the KSEB is eyeing Kasargod district, sources said.

NEW DELHI: The first lignite mine-cum-thermal power with 2.1-million tonne capacity at Barsingsar in Bikaner, Rajasthan, has taken off on Monday.

Nellore, Sept. 8: Poor and downtrodden people living in Nelatoor, Krishnapatnam, Sembunithopu, Nakkalamitta and Ayyavarikandriga in Muthhukur mandal are struggling for survival after 4,500 acre land in the area was handed over to Reliance Power and AP Genco for setting up thermal power plants.

While alternative arrangements are being made to shift people from small habitations like Nakkalamitta, Ayyavarikandriga and Sembunithopu in the wake of acquisition of villages apart from lands, there is no word from authorities with regard to major villages like Nelatoor and Krishnapatnam.

Hyderabad, Sept. 8: The state Cabinet on Monday cleared two thermal power projects in Srikakulam and okayed the extension of exclusive rights of the Krishnapatnam Port Company Limited (KPCL) on the northern side of the proposed Vanpic port in Vadarevu in Prakasam district.

The East Coast Energy Company