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Forest panel clears mining project at West Singhbhum district
The Forest Advisory Committee, which deals with forest clearances, allowed JSW Steel and Jindal Power and Steel to divert 1,500 ha of dense forests in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand for iron ore and manganese mining. JSW Steel had sought the diversion of nearly 1,000 hect
Adhunik Metaliks power plant
Adhunik Power & Natural Resources has declared commercial operation of its first unit of 270 MW of 2x270 MW thermal power plant on January 21. The company is setting up two units of 270 MW coal based thermal power plant at village Padampur in Jharkhand in first stage of its project. The first unit of 2x270 MW was synchronised on November 13, 2012 and the commercial operation has been declared on January 21, 2013.
Tata Steel JV asked to secure forest nod for coal mine
Tata Steel and Adhunik Power & Natural Resource will have to secure forest approval for operating the Ganeshpur coalmine in Latehar, JharÂkhand, which was allocated to them for their thermal projects.The coal mine has a production capacity of four million tonne per annum (normative).
Nod to Rs 5,652 cr road projects in Bihar,J’khand, Odisha
Two highway projects for widening of roads in Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha have been approved by the Union government at an expenditure of Rs 5,652.03 crore. The projects approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) included Rs 2,015.60 crore scheme for widening of Patna-Gaya-Dobhi section in Bihar and Rs 3636.43 crore project for Baharagora-Sambalpur stretch in Odisha and Jharkhand, an official statement said.
Jharkhand CM inaugurates Ranchi-Patratu road
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda inaugurated the Ranchi-Patratu road on November 21. The 35.27 km road is constructed at a cost of Rs 203 crore. The road passes through Patratu valley and around 16.6 km of the project is four-lane and the rest is two lane. The road has 10 high mast lights and six bus bays.
Ranchi airport terminal is in need of approach road
In Jharkhand, the Rs 138-crore airport terminal building in Ranchi is ready and awaits its inauguration. Union Defence Minister AK Antony will take a final call on construction of a 1km approach road to the new world-class integrated terminal building of the Ranchi airport. Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials had earlier planned to inaugurate the building soon after Diwali.
Finance dept kept in the dark while clearing projects
Jharkhand state cabinet is accused of approving two mega projects in road and power transmission sectors without engaging the finance department of the state government. The cabinet is said to have cleared a proposal from the road department for construction of the Rs 3,000 crore Ranchi-Bokaro Expressway. Also, it is said to have appr
Essar Oil to acquire more land for CBM project
Essar Oil plans to acquire around 1,000 acre land to drill 500 wells for the Rs 3,000-crore coal-bed methane (CBM) project at the Ranigunj block, according to a top official.
New airport in Jharkhand
Arjun Munda, Chief Minister of Jharkhand laid the foundation stone for construction of an international airport at Deoghar. The airport will be developed in two years in phases.

