Union Tribal Welfare Minister Kishore Chandra Deo has vetoed the move by the AP Government to undertake bauxite mining in the eastern ghats of Visakhapatnam district and brought the curtains down o

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Subodh Ghildiyal TNN

The state energy department has requested public sector power company NTPC to step up generation at its 2,000-Mw Simhadri power project in Visakhapatnam to ensure Andhra Pradesh's full share.

The state is currently receiving only 800 Mw from the Simhadri plant compared with its full share of 1,400 Mw as a part of the installed capacity is kept idle due to shortage in coal supplies, particularly from Mahanadi Coalfields (MCL), according to a press release.

Public sector Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) is looking at reviving its plan to set up a greenfield refinery plant in Visakhapatnam. The company already operates an 8.3-million tonne (mtpa) capacity refinery at the port city.

The plan remained only on paper after HPCL was allotted 1,500 acre land five years ago. The Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) recently cancelled the allotment and also paid back the money, which it had received towards land.

A nine-member working group will examine the ecology expert panel report

The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel report, submitted by ecologist Madhav Gadgil last year, was further delaying the Rs 30,000-crore refinery project of Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) in Maharashtra, a senior official of the state-run oil marketing firm said. The project has already been delayed due to bureaucratic red tape.

The Government of India has agreed to clear and approve sanctions for road projects proposals worth Rs 413.29 crore located in six districts of Andhra Pradesh.

The Andhra Pradesh Government has asked five pharma companies to close down their manufacturing units at Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City, Visakhapatnam in line with pollution control norms.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has taken up the Maa Thota scheme in Andhra Pradesh to improve the lot of tribal families, and it has made impressive strides so far