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Projects
Database: Kerala
Fact File
Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
Area: 38,863
Population: 31,838,619
Kerala also know as God's
own Country was elevated to statehood by the States Reorganisation Act of
November 1, 1956. Blessed with the abundance of nature, the state attracts a lot
of tourists. Kerala's economy largely operates under the welfare-based democratic socialist principles
and though one of the smaller states in India in terms of area, it is among
the states with a very high population density and enjoys the distinction
of having the highest literacy rate in the country.
Project
Investments
According to the
24th Quarterly Survey of Projects Investment conducted by
ProjectsToday, as of 30 September 2006, the state had 485 projects worth
Rs.72,882 crore in
various stages of planning and implementation.
With a mere
increase of 7.8 per cent on a YoY basis, the state ranked 13
overall. The latest project implementation ratio observed for the state
was an
insignificant 22.4 per cent, compared to the national average of 44.0 per cent.
Top Ten Projects in Kerala
The Top Ten Projects currently underway in the State are:
| Promoter |
Industry |
Project |
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NTPC
Ltd.
|
Rajiv
Gandhi Combined Cycle Power
|
Gas
Based Power
|
|
Government
of Kerala
|
Kerala
High Speed Corridor
|
Roadways
|
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GAIL
(India) Ltd.
|
Petrochemical
Complex (Kochi)
|
Petrochemicals
[Hydrocarbon]
|
|
Rail
Vikas Nigam Ltd.
|
Vallarpadam-Edapally
Railway Line
|
Railways
|
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Petronet
LNG Ltd.
|
LNG
Terminal (Kochi)
|
LNG
Storage & Distribution
|
|
Southern
Railway
|
Kochi
Mass Rapid Transit
|
Railways
|
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India
Gateway Terminal Pvt. Ltd.
|
International
Container TransTerminal (Vallarpadam)
|
Shipping
Infrastructure
|
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National
Mineral Devp. Corpn. Ltd.
|
Mineral
Processing Unit (Kollam)
|
Non
Metallic Minerals
|
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Kochi
Refineries Ltd.
|
Petroleum
Refinery (Ernakulam)
|
Petroleum
Products [Refinery]
|
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Kerala
Water Authority
|
Water
Supply Scheme (Kerala)
|
Water
& Sewerage Pipeline & Distribution
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