THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Governor R.S. Gavai has said the State government would go ahead with the Athirappilly hydro-electric project and the SmartCity project.
“The Athirappilly hydro-electric project with an installed capacity of 163 MW will be taken up after clearing all legal issues,” the Governor said while delivering the policy address to the Assembly here on Wednesday. The Governor said the government also proposed to set up more wind energy projects with private participation and added that Cheemeni village in Kasaragod district had been identified as the end use project for utilising the Kerala State Electricity Board’s (KSEB) share of coal from the Baitarni West coal block. A coal-based thermal power plant with capacity of 1320 MW was being implemented there jointly by the KSEB and KSIDC. The government also proposed to set up a gas-based power plant of 1,000-1,100 MW capacity at Cheemeni. The KSEB was also planning to replace all incandescent bulbs by distributing 1.5 crore CFL bulbs to make Kerala the first 100 per cent CFL using State in the country.
Mr. Gavai said the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) would start parcel services during the coming financial year and begin issuing season tickets. The State Water Transport Corporation planned to construct a modern shipway at Ponjikkara in Alappuzha district. The Motor Vehicles Department will introduce e-payment facility. Work on the proposed Kannur international airport and that on the first phase of the Vizhinjam International Container Trans-shipment Terminal (VICTT) will commence during the current year. A Maritime Development Board will be set up by merging the Ports Department, the Hydrographic Survey Wing and the Kerala Maritime Development Corporation Ltd.
Source: The Hindu
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Thursday, Feb 25, 2010
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