BHOPAL: Solar power intervention and promotion in villages of Khandwa region of Madhya Pradesh is not only changing lives by helping cutting down household expenses of residents with savings on fuel bills, but has affected students in these villages the most by helping them increase their study hours. According to …
Indore: Launched by the Madhya Pradesh Government with the objective of making the birth of a girl child a happy moment, a total of 79,726 girls have benefited under the Ladli Laxmi Yojana in Indore division so far. This included 20,934 girls in Indore district, 16,824 in Dhar, 6,507 in …
Government staff of Khandwa district will undertake efforts for eradication of malnutrition. In this connection, the Khandwa collector convened a meeting of all the departmental heads and administered them a pledge that every government employee will adopt a malnourished child with a view to helping his family to raise the …
Families that lost 60 per cent or more land to canal construction for the Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar dam projects in Khandwa and Khargone districts of Madhya Pradesh should be given cultivable land as compensation, the Supreme Court has ordered. In doing so, the court acknowledged the rights of families …
Minister of State for Energy (Independent Charge) Rajendra Shukla inspected the construction site of 1200 MW Singaji Thermal Power Project in Khandwa district. He expressed pleasure over the speed of construction work going on. On this occasion Shukla said that by the year 2012 the power plant will start production. …
a district court of Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh has awarded Rs 1.3 crore as compensation to a family ousted from Harsud, a trading town submerged by the Indira Sagar dam built on Narmada river in 2004. In a judgement dated March 18, the court ordered the state to pay the …
A team of experts from the National Malaria Research Institute (NMRI) is conducting extensive research in Narmada Basin for making preventive strategy to safe guard the health of people affected from various dam reservoirs. On the initiative of Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) , NMRI has agreed to prepare an …
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh is reeling under intense heat with the mercury rising to 43 degrees Celsius at the world-renowned tourist destination Khajuraho, Tikamgarh, Khandwa and Datia. Just like last month, this month began with hot weather. During the week, day temperature hovered between 40 and 43 C in most places. …
The three major projects contributing major share to the State Power Scenario are Indira Sagar, Omkareshwar and Interstate Sardar Sarovar Project. Since commissioning, these three hydro power projects in Narmada Valley have yielded 23561.5 mu of power till February, 2010 resulted amounts Rs 4855 cr. The Indira Sagar project over …
Khalwa block in the East Nimar (Khandwa) district of Madhya Pradesh has been in contemporary debate over development not only in the state but also in national level for so many reasons. In recent times revival of the existing canal irrigation systems by Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India) in …
THE Supreme Court has allowed the Madhya Pradesh government to resume construction of canal networks of Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar dam projects on the Narmada. On February 25, the court overturned the state high court order that halted the work following a petition by activist Medha Patkar. She had demanded …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said that he had requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to give environmental clearance for the proposed power projects of Madhya Pradesh. It is the need of the hour that the politicians should work for the welfare of the common people giving up the …
The Madhya Pradesh Power Generation Company Ltd (MPPGCL) and the public sector navratna Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) today announced a joint-venture to set up 2x800 MW supercritical thermal power plant at Khandwa district. The agreement was signed between BHEL Chairman and Managing Director B Prasada Rao and MPPGCL Executive …
Power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) will be signing a joint venture agreement with Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company (MPPGCL) on Thursday to set up two 800 MW supercritical thermal power plants in Khandwa. The BHEL and MPPGCL will set up the joint venture with initial equity equally …
Efforts are on by the Madhya Pradesh State Biodiversity Board (MPSBB) to conserve rare spotted owls. These rare birds were spotted in the forests of Khandwa and Burhanpur districts, in the survey conducted by the Board through an NGO. The Board is also generating awareness among the forest officials, so …
Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Company and BHEL on Tuesday signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for establishing a Super Critical thermal power plant of 1600 MW in Khandwa district. This plant will help the State overcome power crisis. Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh, Union Minister of …
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday directed the state Government to produce command area Plan for Omkareshwar dam and Indira Sagar dam projects constructed in Khandwa district. Hearing a petition of Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar and others, a division bench comprising Chief Justice A K Patnaik and …
Bhopal: The current spate of rainfall in Madhya Pradesh is likely to continue with downpours being predicted in several parts of the state. Heavy rains have been lashing Madhya Pradesh, including the state capital, since the past four days. Regional Meteorological Department's Director D P Dubey told UNI here that …
By Our Staff Reporter Bhopal, Jan 21: The State Government has accorded sanction of Rs 1.5 crore to solve drinking water problem prevailing in districts of Rajgarh, Shajapur and Khandwa districts. Out of the sanctioned amount, a sum of Rs 49.50 lakh has been released to these three districts as …
