Due to overwhelming demand, the Indian Railway has decided to increase the frequency of Devlali-Muzaffarpur bi-weekly Kisan Rail as tri-weekly with effect from September 8. Giving this information through a press release, Central Railway said that the frequency of Link Kisan Rail was also being increased from bi-weekly to tri-weekly between Sangola and Manmad.

The State Cabinet decided to allot 9.938 hectare Government land to NTPC´s Gadarwara super thermal power project for various purposes.

The Ministry of Power has approved nine new projects with an aggregate cost of over Rs 12,500 crore. These transmission projects will benefit several states such as Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra etc, by enabling

NTPC will construct a 2,640 MW power plant in Barethi in Chattarpur district of Madhya Pradesh (MP) at a cost of about Rs 18,000 crore. The project will comprise four unit of 660 MW each. According to Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Power Minister, the Barethi power project is an important milestone for the state as well as the entire country. The power project will help to make Bundelkhand one of the most prosperous regions of the state.