ProjectsToday Weekly
Round-up: 19
Jan 2008
Every Saturday, ProjectsToday brings together important project-related developments transpired during the week.
New Projects
(To view new
projects added during the period 13 - 19 January 2008, click here)
- Andhra Pradesh government plans
Digital Entertainment City
- HUDA plans five townships
- Sabari Foundations plans
residential complex in Chennai
- RIL plans coal liquefaction plant
in Orissa
- CESC plans
mega power plant in
Haldia
- HPCL, BPCL plans sewage treatment
plant in Mumbai
- Sonalika Group plans tractor unit
in Bihar
- L&T South City Projects
launches township project in Tamil Nadu
- Puravankara Projects plans mega
housing project at Chennai
- VM Motori plans engine unit
Approvals, Clearances
- GAIL board approves Dabhol-Bangalore
gas pipeline
- Union Cabinet approves
international airport at Nagpur
- Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves
port at Machilipatnam
- CCEA approves
Ratlam-Mhow-Khandwa-Akola rail line
- Union Cabinet approves Kannur
international airport
MoUs signed
- WBIDC signs JV for aerotropolis
project
General developments
- ONGC strikes gas in Mahanadi Basin
for third time
- Andhra Pradesh plans to invite EoIs
for eight minor airports
- DPR for Mittal's steel project in
Orissa by March
- Master plan for Raja Bhoj Airport
in Madhya Pradesh finalised
- L&T gets rights to manufacture
power equipments
- OVL to pick stake in Iran's Kish
gas block
- Government plans ultra mega hydro
projects
- NFC, RCF and Kribhco to form JV
- Gail, ONGC in talks for Mumbai
offshore gas
- Foundation stone soon for IT
Township in Kerala
- Gayatri Projects, DLF signs pact
for road projects on BOT basis
- SJVNL signs pact with WB for Rampur
power project
- Taj Leisure Hotels to launch hotel
in Bhutan
- Great Offshore tp acquire stake in
overseas company
- Brigade Hospitality signs
management agreement with Sheraton Hotels
- PGCIL signs shareholders agreement
with IL&FS
- RIL strikes gas in Krishna offshore
basin
- Wockhardt to demerge its R&D
business
- Peninsula Land signs Rs.1,200 crore
land deal with Essar
- Essar buys BP Shell, Chevron stake
in Kenya
Organic Indian Investment Abroad
- Apollo Tyres
plans to invest in Hungary
- Tata Steel forms JV with Oman for
limestone exploration
General Investment Plans
- RIL to invest in
Orissa gas fields
- Vedanta
plans major investment by
2012
- Yakult-Danone India to invest
Rs.100 crore by 2010
- QVC Realty to invest in Uppal Group
- CIL to invest
in underground mines
- Hinduja along with ONGC to invest
$20 billion in oilfields
- Maytas
plans major investment
in BOT
projects
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