Lemon Tree Signs New Hotel in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh

13 Jun 2025 CW Team

Lemon Tree Hotels Limited has announced the signing of its latest property, Lemon Tree Premier, Mhow, in Madhya Pradesh. The hotel will be operated by Carnation Hotels Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lemon Tree Hotels.

The upcoming property will offer 72 well-appointed rooms along with a restaurant, meeting room, banquet facility, spa, swimming pool, and other guest amenities. Strategically located, it is approximately 30 km from Indore Airport and 29 km from Indore Railway Station, ensuring convenient access via both public and private transport.

Mhow, officially known as Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a historic cantonment town celebrated as the birthplace of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. The town draws visitors to the Bhim Janmabhoomi memorial, particularly during Ambedkar Jayanti, and is known for scenic attractions such as the 91-metre Patalpani Falls and Janapav Kuti hilltop, which is steeped in legend and offers sweeping views.

Commenting on the signing, Mr. Vilas Pawar, CEO – Managed & Franchise Business, Lemon Tree Hotels, said, “We are thrilled to expand our presence in Madhya Pradesh, complementing our four operational hotels with six more in the pipeline. This strategic move reflects our commitment to tapping into the state’s growing potential as a centre for wellness, spiritual, and heritage tourism.”

This addition underscores Lemon Tree’s continued focus on expanding its footprint in key emerging destinations across India.

Infrastructure Transport

12 Mar 2026

Kavach 4.0 Commissioned on Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah

"Kavach version four has been commissioned on 1,452 route km, covering the high density Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Howrah corridors. The rollout included laying 8,570 km of optical fibre, installation of 1,100 telecom towers, deployment of trackside equipment over 6,776 RKm and establishment of 767 station data centres. Trackside implementation has been taken up on 24,427 RKm covering Golden Quadrilateral, Golden Diagonal and High Density Network sections. The programme aims to strengthen signalling and train protection on key routes.Kavach is an indigenously developed automatic train protecti..

Railways Advance Kalyan–Murbad Line And Mumbai Capacity Expansion

"Indian Railways is advancing multiple rail infrastructure projects in Maharashtra, including the sanctioned Kalyan–Murbad new line and sizable investments under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project and the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project. The Kalyan–Murbad 28 km new line has been sanctioned at Rs 8.36 billion (bn) on a 50:50 cost-sharing basis with the Government of Maharashtra and has been declared a Special Railway Project for land acquisition; proposals covering 214 hectares are at various stages of acquisition. Budgetary outlay for projects falling fully or partly in Maharash..

Parliamentary Panel Flags Funding Gaps in Heavy Industries

"The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry (Rajya Sabha) presented its 332nd report on the Demands for Grants 2026-27 of the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI). Figures converted from crore and lakh are expressed in million (mn). The Budget Estimates 2026-27 for the Ministry stand at Rs 79,399 mn against a projected requirement of Rs 94,843.2 mn, a shortfall of about 16 per cent, with revenue at Rs 79,370.8 mn and capital compressed to Rs 28.2 mn from Rs 5,020 mn.The committee flagged recurring BE-to-RE compression and declining revised estimate utilisation, and calle..