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 30 April-06 May 2006.

New Projects 
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• Sanghi Industries plans cement unit in Gujarat (more news)

• Siti Energy plans 1,063 MW gas-based power unit in Haryana (more news)

• Government plans five hydel based power projects (more news)

• Shree Cement plans fifth cement plant (more news, project details)

• Tata Motors in JV to manufacture and assemble fully-built buses (more news)

• Reliance to set up bio-diesel plant at Jamnagar (more news)

• Supreme Yarns in expansion mode (more news)

• Hinduja Group plans LCV unit in Andhra Pradesh (more news)

Response to tenders 

• MbPT receives 12 bids for cruise terminal (more news)

Appointment of partners 

• It was learnt that National Building Construction Corporation is the contractor for the Government of India, Ministry of Commerce & Industry's Rs.5.86 crore office building project at Antop Hill in Mumbai. (project details)

 Approvals, Clearances 

• Maharashtra cabinet approves four power projects (more news)

• Maharashtra govt approves development of Jaigad port (more news)

• It was learnt that Ministry of Environment & Forests approved the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam's Rs.2,049 crore Rampur Hydel Power project at Duttnagar in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. (project details)

• Approval for Reliance Industries SEZ (more news)

• Approvals for automobile and car assembly unit in Haryana (more news)

• IFC approves loan for Chennai Desalination Plant (more news, project details)

MoUs signed 

• Bharat Coking in MoU for Moonidih mines (more news)

Commencement of work (Envisaged)

• Work on Velagapudi Steels' Rs.15 crore TMT bars expansion project at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh is expected to commence by June 2006 with completion scheduled for August 2007. (project details) 

• Work on Goa Expressway to commence soon (more news)

• Work on GMR Industries' Rs.262 crore sugar project at Haliyal in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka is likely to commence by June 2006. (project details) 

• Work on Institute of Chartered Accountants of India's Rs.12 crore knowledge centre in Hyderabad district of Andhra Pradesh is likely to commence by July 2006. (project details)

• Work on Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation's Rs.6.50 crore Oshiwara Railway Station (MUTP Phase-I) is expected to commence by October 2006 with completion scheduled for December 2008. (project details)

• Work on NKB Industrial Products' Rs.6 crore rolling mill project at Khurda in Orissa is expected to commence by October 2006 with completion scheduled for April 2008. (project details)

• Work on Anbro Polymers' Ethyl alcohol project in Nagpur district of Maharashtra is expected to commence by August 2006. (project details)

• Work on Phase I of DCM Engineerings' Rs.25 crore iron castings expansion project in Rupnagar district of Punjab is expected to commence by June 2006 and Phase II by September 2006. (project details)

• Work on Sejal Float Glass' Rs.500 crore float glass project at Bharuch in Gujarat is expected to commence by June 2006 with completion scheduled for December 2007. (project details)

• Work on World Schools' Rs.15 crore international school project at Anekal in Bangalore district of Karnataka is likely to commence by September 2006. (project details)

General developments

• GVK plans to generate 2,100 MW by FY11 (more news)

• RGPPL restarts Dabhol project with 100 MW (more news)

• The contract for Gujarat Maritime Board's Khambhat Port project in Anand district of Gujarat is expected to be finalised by May 2006. (project details)

• Tendering process is underway and technical bids is not finalised for Tata Institute of Fundamental Research' Rs.7.50 crore hostel project at Colaba in Mumbai district. (project details)

• The tenders for appointing civil contractor is expected to be floated shortly for the Indian Farmers Fertilisers Co-op's office building project at Bandra in Mumbai. (project details)

• Petronet hikes investment outlay of Dahej port (more news)

• It was learnt that Feedback Ventures is the master planner for the Hero Honda Motors' Rs.300 crore motorcycles project at Kukas in Jaipur district of Rajasthan. (project details)

• Vipulam Coke Co. is awaiting state government clearance for the coke oven battery project at Vazare Dodamarg in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. (project details)

• State government approval is expected by 8 May 2006 for the Indsil Electrosmelts' Rs.18 crore Kurumpetty Hydroelectric Power project in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. (project details)

• Gujarat to seek 20 per cent in GSPC gas field (more news)

• GMDC bids for four coal blocks in Chhattisgarh and MP (more news)

• IOC to award contracts for petrochemical plant in Haryana (more news, project details)

• Tender process is underway and the contract is expected to be awarded within the next 2 months for the Aurangabad Municipal Corporations' Rs.3 crore amusement park at Vivekanand garden in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra. (project details)

Completion of projects (Actual)

• On 2 May 2006, commercial production began on Greenply Industries' Rs.80 crore plywood project at Pantnagar Industrial Estate in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttaranchal. (project details)

• It was learnt that Finolex Industries' Rs.220 crore PVC Resin expansion project in Maharashtra began commercial production on 26 February 2006. (project details)

• It was learnt that on 13 March 2006, Mangalore Chemicals & Fertiliser commissioned its 30,000 tpa sulphuric acid unit in Panambur near Mangalore. (project details)

• It was learnt that Force Motors Rs.500 crore heavy-duty trucks project at Pithampur in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh was inaugurated on 30 April 2006. (project details)

• Good response to ultra mega power project series (more news)

 Completion of projects (Envisaged)

• Work on A B Sugars' Rs.100 crore co-generation power project in Hoshiarpur district of Punjab is expected to complete by November 2007. (project details)

• Work on Government of Jharkhand's Rs.7.45 crore mini tool room & training centre in Dumka district of Jharkhand is scheduled for completion by November 2006. (project details)

• Work on Government of Jharkhand's Rs.6.87 crore mini tool room & training centre in Ranchi district of Jharkhand is scheduled for completion by September 2006. (project details)

• Commercial production of Blueplast Industries' Rs.32 crore plastic products expansion project in Daman district is expected to begin by September 2006. (project details)

• Work on Seksaria Biswan Sugar Factory's Rs.150 crore sugar project at Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh is scheduled for completion by October 2007. (project details)

• Work on Kesar Enterprises' Rs.160 crore sugar expansion project at Baheri in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh is scheduled for completion by October 2007. (project details)

• Work on R Systems' Rs.100 crore training facility project at Pune in Maharashtra is scheduled for completion by November 2006. (project details)

• Work on Chaudhary Devilal Co-operative Sugar Mills' Rs.7 crore expansion of co-generation power unit at Ahulana in Sonipat district of Haryana is scheduled for completion by April 2007. (project details)

• Work on Dynamix Group's residential complex 'Sahyadri' at Malad (East) in Mumbai is scheduled for completion by February 2007. (project details)

• Work on Rockman Developers' shopping mall 'Suraj City' in Panchkula district of Haryana is scheduled fo completion by December 2006. (project details)

• Commercial production of Chaitu Engineerings' Rs.2.50 crore forgings project at Balanagar in Hyderabad district of Andhra Pradesh is expected to begin by September 2006. (project details)

• Commercial production of Global Oil Industries' Rs.35 crore vegetable oil project in Tumkur district of Karnataka is expected to begin by December 2006. (project details)

• Jammu & Kashmir Cements' Rs.87.50 crore 600 tpd cement project at Khrew in Pulwama district is scheduled for completion by July 2008. (project details)

• Work on Finolex Industries 22 MW captive power project in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra is scheduled for completion by September 2007. (project details)

• Work on Phase II of Kalpataru Construction Overseas residential complex 'Kamdhenu' at Hari Om Nagar, Mulund (East) in Mumbai is scheduled for completion by October 2007. (project details)

• Work on Kalpataru Constructions residential complex 'Kalpataru Estate' at Andheri (East) in Mumbai is scheduled for completion by December 2007. (project details)

• Work on Automotive Research Association of India's R&D centre of at Chakan in Pune district of Maharashtra is scheduled for completion by October 2007. (project details)

• Work on Upper Ganges Sugar & Industries' Rs.125 crore sugar expansion project at Sidhwalia in Gopalganj district of Bihar is scheduled for completion by October 2007. (project details)

General Investment Plans

• BSNL to invest Rs.220 crore in HP (more news)

• Hindalco plans Rs.32,000 crore expansion programme (more news)

• BMRDA to take Rs.36,000 crore infrastructure plan (more news)

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