Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) has invited expression of interest from land owners who are interested in providing their land for a pooling scheme. The authority launched land pooling scheme as a pilot project for an area of 250–300 acre near the Outer Ring Road and within one km belt on either side of the Growth Corr
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Gas-based power plants need 72 mscmd gas
Media reports quoted a top source from the union power ministry as saying that natural gas-based power plants in the country need 72 mscmd of gas to operate at 75 per cent plant load factor. However, at present they get only 27 mscmd gas, which enable them to operate at only 29 per cent plant load factor, reports suggest
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Govt clears land pooling policy for Delhi
The government approved the modification regarding Land Pooling Policy in Master Plan Delhi 2021 (MPD-2021). This information was given by the Minister of State for Urban Development Deepa Dasmunsi in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha recently
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Gas price pooling may benefit power plants
According to industry sources, the cost of electricity would be less than Rs 6 a kWh if the price of imported natural gas is pooled with that of the domestic one. Further, gas price pooling would enable power companies to run their units at 50 per cent plant load factor, sources informed. Sources feel that the gas price pooling mechanism for power sector, if implemented, would result in a price of les
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DDA approves land pooling policy
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) cleared land pooling policy in order to give fillip to the residential projects in the city. The policy is expected to address housing problems, particularly for the economically weaker sections. Before notifying the policy, the authority would invite suggestions and objections. Presently, DDA acquires land directly from farmers or land holders. Lack of ad
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Ministry for restricted price pooling of coal
Reports suggest that the union coal ministry may restrict the proposed coal price pooling mechanism only to power projects getting commissioned after March 2009. In a note forwarded to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), the coal ministry has proposed the limited application policy for price pooling. The CCEA had
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DDA works on land pooling policy
Delhi Development Authority (DDA), which proposes to set up three five more sub-cities, is working on a new 'land pooling' policy and it has suggested three different models on which the policy can be based. The suggestion was made by the authority to the union urban ministry at a recent meeting. It may be noted that the authority developed three sub-cities to date