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vamsiyalla · Telugu Teja Joined: 29 Oct 2009 Posts: 339 Location: Vizag

http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/04/stories/2010020450130100.htm

‘Rs.1,000-cr. investment for Biotech Park’

HYDERABAD: The four-day ‘BioAsia-2010’ was inaugurated here on Wednesday with Chief Minister K. Rosaiah announcing that leading companies proposed to invest Rs.1,000 crore to create infrastructure of plug-and-play lab space in the third phase of Biotech Park near here.

The Chief Minister also unveiled the plaque to mark the inauguration of Alexandria Centre for Science and Innovation in Genome Valley, where the institute proposed to invest Rs.500 crore. Apart from M/s Lonza, which plans to invest Rs.750 crore for R&D and bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, the other companies include Avesthagen, Globion, Indian Immunologicals and Parsvnath Biotech.

He said that having a pro-industry policy in place, AP biotech industry cluster recorded revenue of Rs. 2,188 crore in 2008-09 with more than 18 per cent share in the total biotech industry (next only to Maharashtra and Karnataka). The State government was committed to promoting the State as a biotech research hub in the country.

He urged biotechnologists to work closely with pharma industry to promote the manufacture of good quality medicines and dietary supplements.

He also presented the Genome Valley Excellence Awards to C.R. Rao, director, Centre for Multivariate Analysis, Pennsylvania State, USA and Janet Thornton, Director, EMBL European Bio-informatics Institute, Cambridge, UK.

M.K. Bhan, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, told reporters later that the department would be funding a record 120 companies for innovative projects by the end of this month. Over the next five years, the innovation grants would be scaled up for 1,000 projects.
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Vamsi Krishna Yalla.

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RealityRider · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:04 am Post subject:

Pollution high in Vizag city

Visakhapatnam, Feb. 6: “Sailors of Indian Navy have been discouraged from living in certain unhygienic civic areas in the city, as per a directive from the Navy Headquarters, sent on July 23, 2008. This is mainly due to air and ground water pollution in these areas,” said the Uttarandhra Samrakshana Samiti founder, Mr S.S. Shiva Shankar, here on Saturday.

On the directive issued by the navy headquarters on areas of Visakhapatnam, such as Sriharipuram, Ramnagar, Uppada Colony, Pilakavanipalem, Maharani Veedhi, Kranthi Nagar, Durga Nagar and Malkapuram, he said, “We conducted a survey, and have come to the conclusion that the areas are highly polluted, thanks to small particle pollution, unsanitary conditions and lack of proper ventilation.”

When asked, whether various industrial units in and around the city were taking enough precautions, he said, “We do not know. We are demanding full-fledged reports from all the major industrial units, in and around Vizag.” When asked if this would discourage investors, he declared, “I do not think it would.”

Mr Siva Shankar further noted that Vizag ranked amongst the critically polluted clusters in the country, as per a survey conducted by the Central Pollution Co-ntrol Board (CPCB). He added, “The focus should be on reducing pollution levels, rather than discourage investment.”

source : http://www.deccanchronicle.com/visakhapatnam/pollution-high-vizag-city-231

vamsiyalla · Telugu Teja Joined: 29 Oct 2009 Posts: 339 Location: Vizag

AP keen to speed up power projects

Hyderabad, Feb 14

The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr K.Rosaiah, on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the 600-MW coal-based project of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) coming up at Jaipur Mandal in Adilabad district and 700 MW phase I of the 2,100 MW gas-based power plant of APGenco at Nedunur in Karimnagar.

After laying the foundation stone, the Chief Minister expressed the Government's keenness to ensure rapid implementation of various ongoing power projects to help bridge the demand-supply mismatch and improve the quality of life.

He felt that the development process could not be stopped in the name of regional differences. “The Telangana issue is being addressed by the Central Government and we need to await the outcome of their final decision,” he said.

The coal-based plant is being set up with an outlay of Rs 2,700 crore and the phase one of the gas-based plant to be completed in 36 months with an outlay of Rs 3,336 crore.

Mr Rosaiah earlier directed APGenco to take up pending and ongoing projects in a time bound manner and ensure creation of additional power generation capacity of 15,945 MW of 17 projects within the next 4-5 years.

According to plans, the first phase of 700 MW of the Karimnagar gas project with total capacity of 2,100 MW will be operational by July 2013 and the coal-based plant of Singareni is expected to be completed by June 2013.

Job generation

The Chief Minister said that the establishment of these two power projects in the backward area of Peddapalli in Adilabad district and Karimnagar will spur economic activity and help add new industries in these parts of the State and thereby help create employment.

The gas linkage for the Karimnagar project will be from KG basin to be evacuated through a pipeline.

Of the 17 new power projects, 10 of them with capacity of 4,063 are under various stages of implementation and seven others with total capacity of 11,282 MW are under development stage.

The State is set to add 843 MW by commissioning Kothagudem Stage VI of 500 MW and Rayalaseema Stage III of 210 MW, 78 MW plus 55 MW of Jurala hydel project by December 2010.

http://www.blonnet.com/2010/02/15/stories/2010021551750300.htm
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Vamsi Krishna Yalla.

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RealityRider · Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:20 am Post subject:

PCPIR will attract funds: Rosaiah

Staff Reporter

Chief Minister lays foundation for 2,400-cr. ferroalloys and power project

Another milestone: An official explaining the salient features of the 9,200-acre layout of AP Special Economic Zone to Chief Minister K. Rosaiah at Achyutapuram near Visakhapatnam on Sunday.

VISAKHAPATNAM: Chief Minister K. Rosaiah on Sunday said the Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region (PCPIR) proposed between Visakhapatnam and Kakinada would not only bring huge investments but also provide employment opportunities to 12 lakh people.

He was speaking after laying the foundation for the Rs.2,400-crore ferroalloys and 150x2 MW power project at AP Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) and distributing bank linkage of Rs.120 crore to Self-Help Groups (SHGs) at Achyutapuram, about 50 km from here.

State’s distinction

The Chief Minister said Andhra Pradesh, which was the first State to get the Centre’s approval for setting up PCPIR, had created a conducive atmosphere for massive investments. He said the project would attract investments to the tune of Rs.1.63 lakh crore as per preliminary estimates. It would generate direct jobs for five lakh and indirect employment for seven lakh persons over next few years.

Admitting that the projects conceived under PCPIR were materialising slowly, he said to make the region successful, all have to work with commitment as per a timetable. He said during the past 10 years, many projects were proposed in the State and due to pressure brought by his predecessor, sanction was obtained for several mega projects.

Industrial hub

Stating that Visakhapatnam was on fast-track mode of development in the State after Hyderabad, he said it had emerged as an industrial hub. Citing a study, he said Visakhapatnam was poised to become a world-class city by 2020.

On Brandix Apparel Park set up in the APSEZ, he said the Sri Lankan multinational would generate employment for 60,000 people. He said pro-active policies pursued by the State government had made the State a favourable destination for investors.

On Indira Kranti Pathakam, he said 9.33 lakh women’s groups with 1.07 crore members could save Rs. 2,661 crore and described it as a revolution of a different kind.

Yelamanchili MLA U.V. Ramamurti Raju presided. Minister for Rural Development V. Vasant Kumar, Minister for Major Industries K. Lakshminarayana, Minister for Tribal Welfare P. Balaraju, Anakapalle MP Sabbam Hari, Rajya Sabha MP Girish Sanghi, Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Dadi Veerabhadra Rao and others spoke.

source : http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/22/stories/2010022250720100.htm