Nalco plans Alloy Wire Rod manufacturing facility at Angul:
National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), is planning to set up an Alloy Wire Rod manufacturing facility at its existing Smelter Plant at Angul, Odisha to cater to increasing demand for aluminium in power sector, particularly in power transmission. The upcoming Alloy Wire Rod manufacturing facility to be set up at a cost of about Rs 131 crores and will have an installed capacity of 40,000 tonnes per year (Alloy Grade) /60,000 tonnes per year (EC Grade). Nalco has clocked a PAT of Rs
687 crore in the first quarter, a five-fold jump over Rs 129 crore in Q1FY18.
Anil Mukim, union mines secretary, formally laid the foundation stone for the proposed Alloy Wire Rod manufacturing facility through video conferencing, at a function held at Bhubaneswar on Thursday.
Speaking on the occasion Tapan Kumar Chand, chairman Nalco said that the per capita aluminium consumption in India is only 2.2 kg against world average of 7 kg and 20 kg in China. “Various initiatives of Government of India like Smart cities, bullet trains, power to every household, energy efficient automobile, aluminium wagons etc., would boost consumption of aluminium in the country from existing level of 3.2 million tonnes per annum to 8 million tonnes per annum”, he added.
Delhi gets free Wi-Fi, fast broadband under 'smart city' project:
NEW DELHI: Parts of the national capital will now enjoy free Wi-Fi and high-speed broadband as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh launched a slew of "smart city" projects on Monday.
During the inauguration at the Charkha Park in Connaught Place, Singh said that the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), by successfully launching the smart city initiative, has set an example before other aspiring smart cities in the country to follow.
Other initiatives which were inaugurated by successfully launching the smart city initiative, has set an example before other aspiring smart cities in the country to follow.
Other initiatives which were inaugurated by the BJP leader include smart poles, solar tree, ideation centre, 50 LED interactive screens, Ambedkar Vatika, two hi-tech nurseries, four mechanical road sweepers, two litter picking machines and 10 auto tippers.
He also released a coffee table book on the green initiatives of the NDMC titled "Green and Colourful NDMC -- A Transformational Journey" on the occasion.
Minister of State for Communications and Railways Manoj Sinha, who was also present on the occasion, said that it is a proud moment that Digital India and Smart City Mission integrated into the initiatives launched by NDMC and MTNL in a joint venture.
"Online or offline is the status symbol in every person's life today and it will be felicitated by the government reliable network provided by MTNL's optical fibre broadband network," Sinha said.
On the occasion, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri said that with the efforts of NDMC, New Delhi would be the "nerve centre of the command and control of country's digital and smart city mission".
Meanwhile, Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal suggested that the parking management system be integrated with information of vacancies in other nearby parking spots.
"Red light and over-speeding violation mechanism recorded by the Smart Poles, along with e-FIRs and female distress complaint should be recorded by the Digital Display panels in these smart infrastructures," he said.