The private sector developers accounted for much of the power capacity addition that has taken place so far this fiscal. During April-October 2011, the private sector added 4,301 MW, more than what was added by the public sector utilities put together.
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Show cause notice to 57 mines
The Joda mining circle, unÂder the Orissa state steel and mines department, has sent show cause notices to 57 mines for the irregularities and minÂing rule violations caused by them between 2001 and 2010.
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Infrascape 2012 | Rural roads: Modified EPC may be solution
Rural roads constituted over 84 per cent (2.65 million) of Indian Roads Network in 2010-11, and were constructed at the rate of 124 km per day. Around 80,195 km of rural roads were completed till March this year.
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IMFA power plant to be commissioned in 2012
A 120 MW captive power plant of Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys at Choudwar in Orissa will be functional by mid-2012, IMFA Managing Director Subhrakant Panda has said recently.
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More premium bids for NHAI
All 4 bids opened on negative VGF exceeding estimation by far. NHAI opened four National Highway bids (on BOT) over the past two working days--three on Friday, 18 November and one on Monday, 21 November. The four have all been on premium, also called negative Viability Gap Funding (VGF) of varying amounts.
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Mining royalty rate hike sought
Orissa Chief Minister, Naveen Patnaik sought a level playing field by urging the centre for an upward revision of mining royalty rates and a ban on ore exports.
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EPC industry discusses labour, regulatory, technical and legal issues
Resource crunch including skilled and unskilled labour was identified as one of the biggest stumbling blocks before a potentially booming EPC industry. The 12th Five Year Plan offers Rs 17.08 lakh crore of construction opportunity. And even as interÂnationalisation knocks on India's doors,
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We have taken specific steps to curb illegal mining
The Centre has been taking several steps in recent months to guarantee that the amount of mineral mined matches that licensed and transported.
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20 bidders for Orissa's UMPP
All the 20 power companies, including Tatas, NTPC and Lanco, which had submitted bids for the 4,000 MW ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Orissa are believed to have qualified for the second round, which starts in October.
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revival of non-operational airstrips
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to revive 28 out of the 40 non-operational airstrips in India for non-scheduled operations. AAI may also look for private participation for these airports.