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 18 - 24 Apr 2010.

        New Projects
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• Assotech plans hospital in Patna (more news)
• Co-generation plant to come up in Puducherry (more news)
• Casa Grande’s villa project in Chennai (more news)
• 'Capital City' coming up at Noida (more news)
  
  Appointment of partner
   
• IHCL appoints architect for Sea Rock hotel complex (more news)
  
  Approvals, Clearances
   
• Uttar Pradesh okays seven new thermal power plants (more news, project details)
• CCI nod for development of North Cargo Berth-II (more news)
• Nod for Ladakh renewable energy initiative (more news)
• Nod for extension of MMTS Phase II line (more news, project details)
• MoEF clearance for Vedanta University in Orissa (more news, project details)
  
  MoUs signed
   
• UPPCL inks MoU with Bajaj Hindustan (more news)
  
  Commencement of work
   
• Work commences on residential complex at Saidapet (more news)
  
  Expected commencement of work
   
• Coastal management project in Gujarat to take off in June (more news)
  
  Project impediments
  
  Power project in Karnataka faces land hurdles (more news, project details)
  
  General developments
   
• Essar Shipping in agreement with Paradip Port Trust (more news)
• Punjab requests loan from NABARD (more news)
• Biotech incubation facility to come up in Bengal (more news)
• Jai Prakash Power, KINFRA ink agreement (more news)
• Hospitals in Punjab to be upgraded (more news)
• Videocon to offload stake in telecom arm (more news)
• Bid submission date extended for Hyderabad Metro (more news, project details)
• Lincoln Minerals scouts for Indian partners (more news)
• Contour canal to be renovated (more news)
• MMRDA may redevelop Nariman Point (more news)
• Unit I of Kakrapar project to commission in 2015 (more news, project details)
• UEM Construction, OPUS to form JV (more news)
• L&T keen on airport projects in West Asia (more news)
• Siemens seeks land in Dahej for wind turbine unit (more news)
• Vicat buys majority stake in Bharathi Cement (more news)
• Videocon to set up 5,000 MW power projects (more news, project details)
• 20 IIITs to be set up on PPP mode (more news)
• Site selected for India, Bangladesh power venture (more news)
• Punjab Infotech on land acquisition spree (more news)
• Japan based companies to set up eco cities (more news)
• ETA Star, Baashyaam Group unveils Le Chalet (more news)
• MMRDA to resettle commercial structures to fast-track Eastern Freeway (more news, project details)
• L&T Power to ramp up boiler, turbine business (more news)
• Russian agencies to implement titanium project in Orissa (more news)
• Hospitals to be set up in Uttar Pradesh (more news, project details)
• KPCL mulls disinvestment to fund new projects (more news)
• GMR, Schulich School plan campus in Hyderabad (more news)
• Gujarat Gas gets 0.60 mmscmd D6 gas (more news)
• NTPC likely to sign for additional KG-D6 gas (more news)
• Sterlite Energy in pact with Evonik (more news)
• ACC’s projects on track (more news)
  
  Completion of projects
   
• Unit III of GIPCL's Surat power plant goes on-stream (more news)
• The Park Hotel Hyderabad opens doors (more news)
• New terminal at Mumbai airport inaugurated (more news, project details)
• Agilent opens new campus in Haryana (more news)
• Footwear park in Kozhikode to open soon (more news)
• Oberoi Mumbai to reopen soon (more news)
  
  Envisaged completion of projects
   
• TAFE to commission Turkey plant by July (more news)
• Apsara flyover to be ready soon (more news)
  
  General Investment Plans
   
• CIL plans to set up two washeries (more news)
• NALCO plans wind energy project (more news)
• RIL, Atlas Energy acquire Marcellus shale (more news)
• InfraCo may buy stake in Reliance Haryana SEZ (more news, project details)
• RFP for investment in two Delhi SEZs to be floated soon (more news, project details)
• Country Club plans new properties (more news)
• New Silk Route invests in Coffee Day (more news)
• Max plans 25 stores in India (more news)
• India, Nepal to take up rail connectivity projects (more news)
• Punjab to undertake road upgradation (more news)
• Aurobindo Pharma plans capex (more news)
• Ansal plans township in Gurgaon (more news)
• Claris to raise funds for expansion (more news)
• ETA Property plans investment in various projects (more news)
• Suzuki to raise engine capacity in India (more news)
  
  Policy Developments
   
• Idle acquired land to be given back to original owner (more news)
• No import duty on Chinese power equipment (more news)