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NRI company meets the challenge of pollution
NRI company meets the challenge of pollution
Tuesday, February 14, 2006 | AY
A Canadian power development company is promising to meet both challenges of power and pollution in the city of the Taj Mahal. Toronto-based Canasia Power Corp. founded by Indo-Canadian Ashok Dhillon, has been working for just such a project over a decade - bringing the $1 billion Jawaharpur thermal power project with 800 MW capacity to fruition. Canasia has succeeded in getting project clearance through the tough regulatory environment in India and is now waiting to cross the last hurdle - securing a coal block it has applied for from India's ministry of coal. Jawaharpur will certainly trigger other industries to move in and create a major ripple effect through the economy of Uttar Pradesh. The plant will be located within easy wheeling distance to provide Agra City with steady power supply and help shut down over 86,000 small to mid-sized diesel generators operating there. This will have a significant impact in improving air quality, benefiting not only millions of citizens of Agra but also one of the world's seven wonders, the Taj Mahal.
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