Districts still in the dark
Ranchi, Aug. 1: A day after the eastern grid collapse, Jharkhand’s districts continued to reel under outages today even though generation from the twin thermal power plants at Patratu and Tenughat slowly
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Tenughat helps Bengal- water release from today; Bokaro, Dhanbad alerted
Tenughat dam is set to release 65,000 acre feet water in two phases to Bengal against its request for 75,000 acre feet to help feed dry irrigation canals in the neighbouring state.
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Green power plant mooted
A Delhi-based company, Urja Global Ltd (UGL), has expressed willingness to set up a 100MW capacity thermal power plant in the state with an environment friendly technology that will ensure zero carbon emission. Executives of the company today called on the energy department officials to begin the process of signing an MoU with the state for setting up the plant.
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Migratory birds fall prey to poachers
- After years, winged visitors return to picnic spots of Tenughat and Jamunia dams Nature lovers are thronging Bokaro
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Winged guests drop anchor - temperature dip delights bird lovers
Migratory birds have started flocking in large numbers to Maithon dam, Tenughat dam, Garga, Chandrapura and other water reservoirs here much to the delight of bird watchers of Dhanbad, Bokaro, Maithon, Chandrapura, Tenughat and other parts of the coal belt.
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TVNL power pact with NTPC
In a historic decision, Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd (TVNL), the state
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Tenughat plan on track - New blueprint submitted to tourism department
SHASHANK SHEKHAR The Tenughat reservoir in Bokaro will soon woo tourists. Picture by Pankaj Singh Bokaro, Feb. 26: Fresh life has been breathed into the dormant Tenughat Dam development project. The Bokaro district administration has prepared a new blueprint for developing the dam into a tourist spot. It was submitted to the tourism department in Ranchi last week.
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Clean-up prod to save Damodar
The state government today said Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) and thermal power plants in the Damodar Valley are the biggest contributors to the polluted Damodar and asked them to clean-up their act.
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Bandhs spark power woes
Ranchi: Three successive bandhs in the last seven days have pushed Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Ltd (TVNL), the major thermal power generating unit of the state, on the brink of a disaster. The BJP-sponsored two- hour Bharat bandh on August 13, CPI(Maoists) sponsored Jharkhand bandh on August 19 and the bandh call of the Left parties today have adversely affected the coal supply to the company.
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TVNL head ache rubs salt into power wound
RUDRA BISWAS Ranchi, Aug. 3: While the state is reeling from severe power crisis, the lack of Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited (TVNL) chairman is a spanner in generating capacity power at the plant. Equipped with two units with a total installed capacity of 440 MW, TVNL is being forced to operate only one. Reason: since June 18, there is no one to authorise payments for regular coal purchases or to renew contracts with transporters for carrying coal from the collieries of Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) to the TVNL plant at Lalpania.
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TVNL sets record in power production
RUDRA BISWAS Ranchi, Jan. 2: There