Itanagar, April 14 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday described the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), a mega hydropower initiative with a proposed generation capacity of 11,000 MW, as a project of national strategic importance, not only for the state but for the entire country. The SUMP, estimated at Rs 1.5 lakh crore, is expected to significantly transform the development landscape of Siang district, whose name derives from the mighty Brahmaputra River, loc…
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Rajkot, Feb 25 (IANS) The Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has removed 1,489 illegal encroachments in the Jangleshwar area, clearing 88,750 square metres of land along a town planning road and the Aji riverbank, officials said on Wednesday. The demolition drive was carried out on February 23 and 24 under Town Planning Scheme No. 6, covering the 15-metre T.P. Road from Bapunagar to Nadodanagar and the Aji riverbed area.Of the total land cleared, 33,750 sq m falls within the T.P. Road alignment …