Brief
description of the seven projects is as follows:
Simhadri
Thermal Power Station Project (IV)
This
ongoing project would receive ¥ 5,684 million
as the 4th tranche of time-sliced
loan assistance for the construction of 1,000
MW capacity (500 MW X 2) coal-based thermal power
station located in the outskirts of Vishakhapatnam
District in Andhra Pradesh to meet the serious
shortage of power in the State. The
project is being executed by National Thermal
Power Corporation.
Bakreswar Thermal
Power Station Units Extension Project
This
new project, which would receive ¥ 36,771 million
loan assistance, involves the construction of
420 MW capacity (210 MW X 2) coal-based thermal
power station located in Birbhum District in
West Bengal State to augment the power supply
to offset the serious power shortage in the State. The
project is to be executed by West Bengal Power
Development Corporation Ltd. (WBPDCL)
Delhi
Mass Rapid Transport System Project (IV)
This
ongoing mega urban transport project in the capital
city of India popularly known as Delhi Metro
would receive ¥ 34,012 million as the 4th tranche
of time-sliced loan assistance. Work
has feverishly been going on in this prestigious
project to create a state-of-the-art high-speed,
environment-friendly and safe transport system
in Delhi, whose 8.3 km-long Shahdara-Tis Hazari
elevated section was inaugurated by the Prime
Minister Vajpayee on 24th December
2002. Conceived
as a ‘social Sector ‘ project, Delhi Metro will
help siphoning off from the roads a very substantive
chunk of daily commuter trips on buses and private
vehicles, thereby make a significant impact in
terms of reduction in atmospheric pollution,
saving in fuel cost per year, and appreciable
improvement in the quality of life in the metropolis
of Delhi. The
project is being executed by Delhi Metro Rail
Corporation Ltd.(DMRC).
Punjab
Afforestation Project (II)
This
ongoing project will receive ¥ 5,054 million
as the 2nd tranche of time-sliced
loan assistance. The
project in the State of Punjab seeks to promote
afforestation activities at the grassroots level
to protect natural environment from the serious
deterioration caused by depletion of forest cover
in the State due to increase in population and
rapid urbanization. The
project is being implemented by the Department
of Forests and Wildlife, Government of Punjab.
Rajasthan
Forestry and Biodiversity Project
This
new project to be implemented by the Department
of Forestry, Government of Rajasthan would receive
the loan assistance of ¥ 9,054 million. The
project seeks to improve the living standards
of the poor relying on forest and bio-diversity. The
project will promote afforestation activities
at grassroots level to restore the depleting
forest cover in the State of Rajasthan caused
due to the increasing pressure of population
and rapid urbanization.
Yamuna
Action Plan Project (II)
The
Second Phase of Yamuna Action Plan will receive
a loan assistance of ¥13,333 million. The
project covering the States of Haryana, Delhi
and Uttar Pradesh is to be implemented by the
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government
of India. It
involves construction of sewage treatment facilities
to prevent untreated water from entering into
the River Yamuna, and thereby help improving
the quality of water in the river.
Ajanta-Ellora
Conservation and Tourism Development Project
(II)
The
Second Phase of Ajanta-Ellora Conservation and Tourism
Development Project will receive a loan assistance
of ¥
7,331 million. This
comprehensive project besides involving conservation
and protection of the world famous rock-cut shrines
of Ajanta and Ellora, also includes improvement of
airport facilities, establishment and improvement
of tourism-related infrastructure facilities. Through
the optimally exploiting the potential of these World
Heritage monuments the project aims not only to achieve
greatly enhanced tourism in the region but also thereby
help promote regional development. The
project implementation will be managed by the Ministry
of Tourism, Government of India.
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