NTPC chief Arup Roy Choudhury called on Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and the duo discussed details of the plant, a press release by the Telangana government said on Tuesday. State-run NTPC is expected to commence work on the first unit of the proposed 4,000 mw (5×800) power plant at Ramagundam in Telangana immediately.  “The Chairman NTPC said that the work at the unit will commence immediately and first unit will be completed within 39 months. Necessary environmental clearances will be obtained by the Telangana government for establishing the unit,” the statement said, adding the new plant is expected to come up adjacent to NTPC’s existing 2,600 mw plant at Ramagundam.The Chief Minister has agreed to provide the total required ...

CM KCR unveiled his administration’s ideas for 2.5 Hours and listed out his priorities in various sectors, including irrigation, power and welfare, where he identified several lapses in the erstwhile combined State. He reminded his administration that all laws hitherto were framed in the context of erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.Tthe Chief Minister said new laws would be framed with a Telangana orientation. Addressing a day-long workshop and brainstorming session at Dr Marri Chenna Reddy HR Development Institute, which is aimed at giving a direction to the new state, the Chief Minister said he would himself get involved in the planning process in certain critical departments and asked his Cabinet colleagues to play their part in their respective departments. A large number of officials from every ...

Telangana Bhoodan Authority was constituted here on Saturday. The state government adapted Andhra Pradesh Bhoodan and Gramdhan Act, 1965 to the state of Telangana under Section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. The government issues GO 11 and appointed principal secretary (Revenue) as authority to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of the Telangana Bhoodan Board. Immediately, 3500 files of the existing AP Bhoodan Yagna board have been moved from it’s present headquarters in Gandhi Bhawan to CCLA office. The files are now being studied to see where all the original land bank was and how much of it is occupied illegally. For instance, in Sheikpet, out of the original 50 acres, hardly 7 is left now, as ...

Telangana is going to challenge Gujarat for the title of the State with India’s largest solar park. Telangana has started the due process for setting up a 1000 MW plant in Mahbubnagar. The Telangana Government has earlier decided  to set up an integrated 1,000 MW solar power generation park at the backward district of Mahbubnagar. The project is being taken up by Telangana State Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC) in partnership with the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). After getting SECI’s approval, Telangana has been moving quickly to put together the action plan to go ahead. About 5,000 acres has been allocated for the park. The developers of projects will bring in the investments. The Government’s role will be limited to facilitation and ...

This will be possible only if there is an attitudinal change among power loom weavers, say owners. Tirupur Stakeholders Forum website says entrepreneurial skills of the people, coupled with hard work and commitment to job made the city grow in leaps and bounds. Telangana Government’s assertion to develop Sircilla on the lines of Tirupur in Tamil Nadu, referred to as the knitwear capital of India, has rekindled hopes among the power loom weavers. Replicating the Tirupur model would do wonders for the textile town in Telangana, only if there was attitudinal change among the power loom weavers, according to the loom owners. The town and its surrounding areas were rocked by a spate of suicides by the weavers due to ...