JSW Cement is set to expand in the southern and western regions. Currently producing 6 mn tonne of cement in India
Posco has selected the Gadag district as the site for its second US$7 bn steel plant in India.
The Karnataka Government has set up a high-powered co-ordination committee under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary, S V Ranganath to monitor the progress of various railway projects in the state. The committee will coordinate with the Ministry of Railways to review the progress on a monthly basis.
Karnataka Government will set up a body for PPP infra projects. The government is looking to bring projects worth Rs 6 lakh crore from investors.
The Karnataka Government plans to set up four gas-fired power plants of 700 MW each in the state and is expected to invite tariff-based bidding from private investors soon after it signs the long-term gas supply contract.
Karnataka Government plans to introduce a policy to facilitate vertical instead of horizontal development in Bengaluru. It has selectively allowed higher FSI,
The Karnataka Government has decided to release its share of 50 per cent of the project cost for three new railway projects in the state.
A proposal of Rs 21 crore for relaying about 47 km of the Shiradi Ghat section has been sent to the Union Government by the Karnataka Government.
The Karnataka government has prepared a proposal for widening of B Rachaiah Double Road in Chamarajanagar. Funds have been set aside to shift the water supply pipeline, light poles and UG cables as part of the widening work and clearing illegal compounds.
The Karnataka government has released Rs 1.6 crore for repairing Shiradi ghat stretch of National Highway 66 and insisted that the pothole filling up work should start at the earliest.
