Karnataka govt approves 14 investment projects worth Rs 34,115 crore
Belagavi, Dec 12: The State High-Level Clearance Committee (SHLCC), headed by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday approved 14 projects worth Rs 34,115 crore, with a potential to create 13,308 jobs across the state.
Of the 14 proposals that received the SHLCC nod, 10 are new projects worth Rs 19,452.40 crore, while the remaining four are additional investment projects of investments worth Rs 14,662.59 crore.
Minister for Large and Medium Industries M B Patil said that the committee approved Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn's proposal to invest an additional Rs 13,911 crore. The company has already received approval to invest Rs 8,000 crore in the state.
Other major proposals that received the government's green signal are JSW Renew Energy Four Limited (Rs 4,960 crore investment), JSW Steel Limited (Rs 3,804 crore investment), Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (Rs 3,237.30 crore investment), TRIL Bengaluru Real Estate Six Limited (Rs 3,273 crore investment), Janki Corp Limited (additional investment of Rs 607 crore), the Minister added.
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Among the proposals that will generate employment and spur industrial growth in North Karnataka that received approval were JSW Renew Energy Four Limited, Janki Corp Limited, JSW Steel Limited, and Orient Cement Limited.
The four projects will result in cumulative investment of Rs 9,461 crore, and create 3,538 jobs in North Karnataka.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
