The State cabinet on Thursday gave its nod to prepare a detailed project report to set up three gas-based power generation plants with 700 MW capacity each along the proposed Dabhol-Bidadi gas pipeline project route. The Energy department will prepare the DPR, set up the plants at Athani in Belgaum district, Mundargi in Gadag district and Harappanahalli in Davangere district under public private participation basis. These three plants will be over and above 2000 MW generation plant planned at Bidadi near Bangalore, Home Minister V S Acharya told reporters.