Every Saturday ProjectsToday brings together important project-related developments transpiring during the week, in the Weekly Round-Up. These developments are presented as information nuggets with relevant hyperlinks leading you to more details available in the sections -- Project News, Projects Information and Project Tenders. The entire compilation has been organized in subjects to facilitate reference. The following report pertains to the period 04 - 10 Apr 2010.

New Projects
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• Essar Oil mulls pipeline from Durgapur to Kolkata (more news)

• Jaypee Greens unveils housing project in Noida (more news)

• Okaya invests in Himachal Pradesh plant (more news)

• Rockland plans geriatric care centre in Manesar (more news)

• Janaadhar launches affordable housing project (more news)

• Usha's Chhaya Niwas coming up at Boisar (more news)

• Assotech plans township in Orissa (more news)

• Gem Group plans housing project in Chennai (more news)

• Nuclear power plant to come up in Haryana, Madhya (more news)

Financial closure

• Financial closure achieved for Jindal's Tamnar project (more news, project details)

Appointment of partners

• GTDC to rope in consultants for project development (more news)

• Consultants to be appointed for InfoPark Phase II (more news)

Approvals, Clearances

• Government approves funds for Indian Maritime University (more news)

• Government nod for divestment in SAIL (more news)

• CCI nod for highway projects (more news)

• Haryana nod for four dam projects (more news)

• CCI nod for addition of seven new roads to SARDP-NE (more news)

• BoA nod for six new SEZs (more news)

MoUs signed

• Orissa inks MoUs with five IPPs (more news)

Commencement of work

• Cairn initiates multi-well exploration campaign in KG basin (more news, project details)

• Work begins on Moser Baer's plant in Madhya Pradesh (more news)

Expected commencement of work

• BHEL to commence work on ICGCC project by June (more news)

Project impediments

• MMRDA drops plan for 17 skywalks (more news, project details)

• Uncertainty looms over NTPC's Tapovan Vishnugad project (more news)

• Saraf Agencies to exit titanium complex in Orissa (more news)

• Kudankulam nuclear power project faces delay (more news, project details)

General developments

• MbPT, Maharashtra keen on land development (more news)

• SJVNL to add 5,000 MW by 2015 (more news, project details)

• Ackruti City to mobilise funds for projects (more news)

• Bajaj Hindusthan, UPPCL to sign MoU shortly (more news, project details)

• Sarovar Hotels eyes religious destinations (more news)

• Green corridor along Lucknow-Delhi highway (more news)

• Railways to raise funds for infrastructure development (more news)

• Water bodies in Orissa to be restored (more news)

• Navayuga Engineering to develop Machilipatnam port project (more news, project details)

• Four new air strips in Haryana (more news)

• Real estate firms may build houses in Mumbai (more news)

• Hyatt plans 120 properties in India by 2020 (more news)

• Ruchi inks JV deal with Mitsui (more news)

• BPCL, partners discover crude oil, gas in Brazil (more news)

• Chennai Metro's Koyambedu to St Thomas Mount stretch by 2013 (more news, project details)

• Master plan for Cyberpark by May (more news, project details)

• Narayana Hrudayalaya inks pact with Cayman Government (more news)

• Reliance in pact with Atlas Energy (more news)

• Rural water supply project to be launched in Andhra Pradesh (more news)

• GIF plans 100 campuses in India (more news)

• IOC, TSRC, Marubeni plan SBR unit at Panipat (more news)

• Reliance discovers more gas in KG basin (more news)

• Essel Group proposes tourism zone near Mumbai (more news)

• Movenpick plans 12 hotels in India (more news)

• GSPC in pact with Egypt for oil and gas exploration (more news)

• NHAI to invite bids for two road projects (more news)

• Phase I of Adani Petronet Port nearing completion (more news, project details)

• Heavy Engineering may acquire HMT arm (more news)

Completion of projects

• Talbros Automotive starts new plant in Uttarakhand (more news, project details)

• Anjani Portland's plant goes on-stream (more news)

• SKF's Haridwar plant inaugurated (more news)

• VS Lignite commissions lignite plant (more news)

Organic Indian Investment Abroad

• Mulk Holding to develop solar power project for Aditya Solar (more news)

General Investment Plans

• NALCO mulls capex for Phase III expansion (more news)

• IIM-C to invest on infrastructure (more news)

• Mormugao Port mulls modernisation projects (more news)

• Zuri Hotels mulls properties in India, South Africa (more news)

• HeidelbergCement plans acquisition (more news)

• Reliance Retail plans 20 Hamleys store (more news)

• GMR Energy in pact with Temasek (more news)

• Tiana Power to set up power projects in Maharashtra (more news)

• KIOCL to form JV with RINL (more news)

• Murli Industries mulls cement plants in Rajasthan, Karnataka (more news)

• Cocoberry to expand reach in India (more news)

• Essel to expand its education portfolio (more news)

• GSPC Gas to expand network (more news)

• ACC plans capex for expansion (more news)

• DRDO unveils project to fund R&D in jet engines (more news)

• JSW Steel mulls expansion at Bellary plant (more news, project details)

• Haryana chalks out capex plan for health infrastructure (more news)

• BGR Energy mulls power plant in Orissa (more news, project details)

• UHBVN charts out investment plan for power distribution system (more news)

• APTransco plans 82 new substations (more news)

• Veesons Energy Systems mulls expansion (more news)

• IL&FS acquires stake in GK Industrial Park (more news)

Project Financing

• Koncept ties up funds for premium apartment project (more news)

• World Bank grant likely for Hyderabad (more news)

• Essar Power ties up funds for Hazira plant (more news)

Policy Developments

• Government amends FDI norms (more news)

EOIs

• UCIL seeks consultant for Karnataka plant (more news)