Ipicol seeks govt nod to allot land to NTPC.

The state government's investment promotion agency Industrial Promotion & Investment Corporation of Odisha Ltd. (Ipicol) has sought administrative approval from the energy department to allot land to NTPC for its 1600 MW super thermal power project at Gajamara in Dhenkanal district.NTPC had sought a total of 717.087 acres of land for ash dyke (402.577acres), reservoir area (101.6 acres), ash pipe line corridor (32.57acres), rail corridor (144.53 acres) and make up water pump house(three acres).

Ipicol, however, has revised the land requirement at 676.73 acres. The assessment by Ipicol is on the basis of prevailing guidelines of Central Electricity Authority (CEA) and documents submitted by NTPC.

'The total revised land requirement (including government, private and forest land) for ash dyke, reservoir, ash pipeline corridor and railway corridor with main approach road of Gajamara project is estimated at around 676.73 acres', G Mathi Vathanan, chairman and managing director, Ipicol wrote to principal secretary (energy) P KJena.


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