ProjectsToday Weekly
Round-up: 26 April 2008
Every Saturday, ProjectsToday brings together important project-related developments transpired during the week.
New Projects
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- Pragati Papers plans recycled
waste-paper plant
- Rattha Group to set up IT SEZ in
Tamil Nadu
- Shirdi Industries plans particle
boards unit
Policy Developments
- Union Cabinet approves two
significant policy initiatives
Appointment of partners
- Contractors finalised for
school-cum-hostel building in Sangli district
- Vossing appointed as consultant for
Maglev train project
- Contractors appointed for UVJNL's
hydroelectric power projects
- Contractors appointed for hostel
modernisation project
- Anantapur water supply project:
Contractor appointed
- M Venkatrao Infra appointed as
contractor for Ravindra Bhavan
Approvals, Clearances
- RIL gets approval for field
development plan
- Necessary clearances for Bhoruka's
hydel power by end April
- Thirteen FDI proposals cleared
- Centre approves Rs.7,777 crore for
Gosikhurd irrigation project
- Cabinet approves Tuticorin power
project
- Dandeli hydel power to receive
central government clearance soon
MoUs signed
- MoU signed for Taramani IT/ITES SEZ
General developments
- Financial closure soon for
Srinivasa Constructions' hydel project
- Machilipatnam Port Project:
Foundation stone laid
- Fozal hydel power: Land acquisition
underway
- RPL's three hydel projects to
achieve financial closure by early 2009
- Berkeley forays into realty
business
- Financial closure achieved for
Neogal project in Himachal
- Foundation stone today for
integrated terminal building at Madurai
- Savitri Power to develop two
projects of CREDA
- Dewa Projects to launch - Dewa
Royale - in Kerala
- Bramhani Industries awards LoI to
Chinese co
- UP government plans regulator for
transport sector
- Aditya Birla to soon sign land deal
with Altamira port
- Abhishek Industries forays into
retail business
- TPL, BHEL to sign pact for sourcing
equipment
- Videocon Group, Auto Cars ties up
for logistics services
- RIL reschedules drilling in KG
D9
- Development agreement signed for
Seawoods integrated commercial complex
- Bhoomi pujan performed for 'Ansals
Tanushree' residential project
- Ansal Properties signs agreement
with UEM Builders
- BHEL to tie-up with Engineering
Projects, Gopal Energy
- CLP Power's expansion plan on
hold
- Hero Group, Daimler signs agreement
for commercial vehicles
- Foundation stone today for Bokaro
steel plant expansion project
- Mahindra Residential in JV with
ARCH Capital
- FIPB clears Power Plate India's
retail venture
-
Royal Group, GTC in
race to acquire stake in Gurgaon SEZ
- Sunil Mantri Realty invites bids
for SEZ, realty projects
- Tata Steel's titanium dioxide
project stalled
- FIPB rejects Future Ventures' FDI
proposal
- Luhri hydro power: DPR
submitted
- Work on Delhi-Dehradun stretch in
progress
- JSW Group plans capacity
expansion
- Dul Hasti hydel power project to be
dedicated tomorrow
- Tendering process for Bangalore
Development Authority's flyover project at Bangalore is likely to finalise
by June 2008.
- Work on Pune city slum
rehabilitation project underway
- NMDC to go solo on Chhattisgarh
steel project
- Iris Manufacturing hives off design
unit as subsidiary
- Jindal Steel gets exploration
licence from Bolivia
- Tata Motors, NEDO to tie-up for
dual-fuel systems
- Suryachakra Power board approves
EPC division
- MoEF refuses to grant clearance to
Navi Mumbai airport
- DPR for
Solapur Municipal Corporation city development project at Solapur district
of Maharashtra is underway.
- Bajaj Electricals signs pact with
Italy's Nardi
- Gangavaram port to be inaugurated
soon
- Baljek airport to be functional
soon
- IFC to undertake Vizag-Kakinada
road project
- IIFCO signs agreement with Central
Agricultural Cooperative Union
- HOEC discovers gas in Dirok-1
well
General Investment Plans
- Hinduja Group to invest $10 billion
in ten years
- DLF to invest
in
multiplex
business
- TN Electricity Regulatory
Commission approves Cuddalore power project
- BPCL to invest Rs.266 crore in
biodiesel firm
- Binani Cement to invest Rs.2,000
crore by 2012
- ADB, WB funds Northeastern
development projects
- SKIL Infrastructure to invest in
Positra port
- Mahindra Lifespace to invest
Rs.1,000 crore by 2011
- Red Fort to invest Rs.3,500 crore
in residential, hospitality projects
- GACL to invest Rs.490 crore in
power projects
- Sunway, Opus Developer to invest in
Hyderabad township
Project Financing
- ADB lends $450 million loan for
Mundra UMPP
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