ProjectsToday Weekly
Round-up: 08
Mar 2008
Every Saturday, ProjectsToday brings together important project-related developments transpired during the week.
New Projects
(To view new
projects added during the period 02 - 08 March 2008, click here)
- Greater Noida to have financial
park (more
news)
- Hiranandani in JV for
multi-services SEZ in Hyderabad (more
news)
- Reliance Life Sciences plans pharma
unit in Jamnagar (more
news)
- Nippon Paint plans industrial
paints unit in Delhi (more
news)
Response to tenders
- Interested bidders have submitted
their request for qualifications for Visakhapatnam Port Trust's WQ6 berth
project at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and the company is in the process
of evaluating bids. (project
details)
- BHEL, L&T shows interest in
Krishnapatnam power project (more
news)
- Around 11 entities were shortlisted
for Paradip Port Trust's iron ore berth and coal berth at Paradip Port and
the company is awaiting for security clearance for the project. (project
details)
- Around five entities were
shortlisted for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's bus rapid
transit system, which is likely to be finalised by end-March 2008. (project
details)
Appointment of partners
- Shri Hari Association, Aurangabad
is appointed as contractor for Phase I of Shree Dhairyashil Mane Textile
Park Co-operative Society's textile park at Hatkanangale in Kolhapur
district of Maharashtra. Phase I work is scheduled for completion by
November 2008. (project
details)
- Elite Construction, Indore were
appointed as contractors for Public Works Department, Madhya Pradesh's
upgradation and improvement of Gwaloo-Tharwar-Katkut Road in length of 16.00
km in Madhya Pradesh. (project
details)
Approvals, Clearances
- OVL gets nod for investment in
Venezuela, Qatar (more
news)
- Ministry of Environment &
Forests accorded clearances for Deep Industries' GV(N)-CBM-2005/III
Exploration (CBM-III) block at Godavari North in Andhra Pradesh. (project
details)
- Adhunik Metaliks board approves
expansion plans (more
news)
- Ministry of Environment &
Forests accorded clearances for Deep Industries' SR-CBM-2005/III Exploration
(CBM-III) block at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh. (project
details)
MoUs signed
- KMDA signs MoU for three projects
at Salt Lake (more
news)
- MoU signed with SJVUNL for Arun-III
hydel power project (more
news)
Commencement of work (Envisaged)
- Work on Kalinganagar steel plant to
begin by June 2008 (more
news)
- Work on Government of Andhra
Pradesh's Rayadurg water supply improvement scheme in Anantapur district of
Andhra Pradesh is expected to commence by mid-March 2008. Survey work for
the project is underway. (project
details)
- Work on Maharashtra Tourism
Development Corporation's floating jetty projects for Karla, Katraj and
Tarkarli water sports centres in Maharashtra is expected to commence by June
2008. (project
details)
- Work on Government of Andhra
Pradesh's Rs.17,875 crore Pranahita-Chevella lift irrigation scheme at
Bejjur Mandal in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh is expected to commence
by May 2008. (project
details)
- Work on Krizm Hotels' 'Red Fox
Hotel' at Andheri in Mumbai is expected to commence by October 2008. (project
details)
- Reliance Power's Rs.36,301 crore
4,000 MW Sasan ultra mega project in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh is
likely to commence by June 2008. (project
details)
Project impediments
- Monnet Ispat & Energy's Rs.400
crore engineering and fabrication unit at Haldia in West Bengal is put on
hold (reasons unavailable). (project
details)
General developments
- NHPC targets 10,000 MW plus by FY12
(more news)
- DLF plans to invest up to Rs.4,100
crore (more
news)
- ONGC in talks with international
entities to develop KG Basin (more
news)
- NTPC shortlist two Indonesian
companies for coal mining (more
news)
- Unified Mumbai Metropolitan
Transport Authority formed (more
news)
- Kerala government submits proposal
for shipyard at Poovar (more
news)
- Victory Group buys British
switchgear firm (more
news)
- Civil work of Unit I of Lanco
Energy's Rs.3,000 crore 4x125 MW Teesta hydel power project (Stage VI) in
South Sikkim district is underway. (project
details)
- Sunway City takes stake in MAK
Group project (more
news)
- Reliance Retail in JV for optical
stores (more
news)
- SPV formed for rail link to
Bangalore International Airport (more
news)
- IRB Infrastructure to maintain all
roads in Kolhapur (more
news)
- Adani-Essar-GSPC consortium plans
LNG terminal in Mundra (more
news)
- Tenders for civil and electrical
works for Government of Chhattisgarh's Rs.15 crore administrative bhavan at
Nimora in Raipur district is likely to be floated by early-March 2008. (project
details)
- Survey works for Bokaro Power
Supply Co's Rs.2,200 crore coal based power plant at Bokaro in Jharkhand is
completed. (project
details)
- Public trial runs of Bangalore
International Airport is likely to begin by 7 March 2008 and on 28 March
2008, Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh is likely to inaugurate
the project. (project
details)
- GAIL to take stake in Petronet LNG
(more news)
- Marathon Realty to construct
Marathon FutureX in Mumbai (more
news)
- Tata Teleservices to divest 49 per
cent stake (more
news)
- Tata Communications to set up WiMAX
network (more
news)
- UHBVN signs PPA with Bhoruka Power
(more news)
- Work on Phase I of Kohinoor Group's
mini township 'Kohinoor City' at Vidya Vihar in Mumbai is completed. Work on
Phase III is underway. (project
details)
- Mitsui picks up 30 per cent stake
in Yamaha India (more
news)
- Jain Irrigation acquires stake in
Swiss-based company (more
news)
Completion of projects (Actual)
- Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority's Rs.13.02 crore flyover project at Dindoshi is
completed. (project
details)
- On 3 March 2008, Chief Minister of
Delhi, Smt. Sheila Dikshit inaugurated Public Works Department, Delhi's
Rs.195 crore grade separator project at Mukarba Chowk, G T Karnal Road-
Outer Ring Road Junction in Delhi. (project
details)
- Government of Rajasthan's Rs.2.62
crore court complex at Hanumangarh in Rajasthan is completed. (project
details)
Completion of projects (Envisaged)
- Southern Railway's six GC railway
line projects to complete by July 2008 (more
news)
- Work on laboratory and pilot unit,
part of Indian Institute of Chemical Technology's Rs.27 crore Bio-Technology
incubator project in Hyderabad district of Andhra Pradesh is likely to be
completed by mid-May 2008 and September 2008 respectively. (project
details)
- Maharashtra Tourism Development
Corporation's Rs.2.78 crore sports complex at Tarkarli in Sindhudurg
district of Maharashtra is scheduled for completion by January 2009. (project
details)
- Andhra Pradesh State Financial
Corporation's Rs.8 crore office building project at Nanakramguda in Ranga
Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh is scheduled for completion by May 2009. (project
details)
- Work on Krizm Hotels' Rs.100 crore
'Red Fox Hotels' opposite university in Jaipur district of Rajasthan is
scheduled for completion by June 2009. (project
details)
- Work on Government of Tamil Nadu's
Rs.13.20 crore Pallavaram -Thuraipakkam road in Kancheepuram district of
Tamil Nadu is underway and likely to complete by September 2008. (project
details)
- Government of Tamil Nadu's inner
ring road project in Chennai is scheduled for completion by June 2009. (project
details)
- Around five entities were
shortlisted for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's bus rapid
transit system, which is likely to be finalised by end-March 2008. (project
details)
Organic Indian Investment Abroad
- Sri Lanka allots site for NTPC
project (more
news)
General Investment Plans
- Phenix Varco to invest Rs.200 crore
in Gujarat (more
news)
- Eredene Capital to invest Rs.131
crore in Matheran Realty (more
news)
- MAK Group to invest Rs.600 crore in
hotel projects (more
news)
- Electrotherm to invest Rs.100 crore
in electric vehicles unit (more
news)
- Green Ventures India to invest $300
million in renewable energy projects (more
news)
- Mahanadi Coalfields plans Rs.2,000
capex by FY12 (more
news)
Policy Developments
- Tourism policy in West Bengal by
March 2008 (more
news)
Minor & old orders
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