Mackeil group will invest Rs 700cr in Durgapur

Kolkata-based Mackeil group will invest Rs 700cr in setting up an integrated forging plant in Durgapur. The group has already invested Rs 200 crore in the first phase. The second phase of the plant which is for setting up of steel melting shop has already set up its wing by acquiring land and its development process has started which is expected to be completed by the end of 2010, and equipments will be supplied by a leading European manufacturer with an investment of more than 500 crores. Durgapur is chosen as the site because of its industrial facilitating features like road, rail and very short distance from airport.The forging plant would have a production capacity of 40,000 tons while the integrated steel melting shop (SMS) would have an annual capacity 0.3 million tons. At present the group is involved in making heavy engineering products like gear boxes, rolling stock items, railways equipment etc for both private and public sectors from India and abroad.The forging plant would have equipments from world leading companies and some of them would be used for the first time in this forging industry.The plant would produce all grades of forgings like high carbon, high chromium, stainless steel etc and later may produce 500 mm round casters for the first time in India depending on the customers’ needs and requirement.The company will supply to industries in India and abroad and cater to the needs of industries like power, cement, gear, iron & steel, defense, oil & Gas, sugar, heavy eng, railways.

NEW AIR SERVICE IN DURGAPUR

AirCar, the low-cost charter airline, will soon connect state capital Calcutta with nearby industrial hub using 9-14 seater planes.Their studies indicates that there is immense potential for routes such as Calcutta-Durgapur if the price can be kept low.There are enough senior executives and owners of small firms to fill up a small aircraft. They save time and at affordable prices switch to planes from trains and roadways.Tickets will be sold on these flights through portals.The state will offer airstrips, assistance in handling and security services at the smaller towns, besides providing a captive clientele to AirCar in the form of government officials and ministers.We would use economical aircraft, which do not guzzle huge amounts of jet fuel, and with low landing and other charges, we can keep overheads down.AirCar is keen on tapping what, it feels, can be an excellent market such as Calcutta-Durgapur, having huge potential.

DOSA PLAZA TO OPEN IN DURGAPUR

Dosa Plaza will be opening one outlet in Durgapur. In an attempt to strengthen Dosa Plaza's presence in the Indian market, leading chain of South Indian fast food restaurant, it plans to open 15 outlets by FY'10. Providing a higher quality experience than any competitor, their goal is to be the eat-out brand of choice, to delight every guest visiting their restaurant by serving traditional homely food with a fresh creative approach in a clean, fun and friendly environment.Dosa Plaza offers a diverse range in the vegetarian snacks menu and moreover, the menu has to offer 104 variants of dosas including traditional and fusion dosas, idli, wada, sheera, upma and a variety of rice, to name a few. Further, the hot cuisines are Salad roast dosa, Paneer crispy dosa, American chopsuey dosa, Salsa lite, Mexican roast dosa, Schezwan dosa, Spring roll dosa, Maharaja Masala, and the 4 ft. Prem sada dosa.

NEW 4 SCREEN MULTIPLEX IN DURGAPUR

A Kolkata-based film production, distribution and exhibition company is foraying into the multiplex business with 12 screens planned in West Bengal and Bhutan, indicating that there is still space for players outside the big corporates. Priya Entertainment, the company that owns Priya Cinema in Kolkata, plans to invest between Rs 500-600 million for the 12 screens. Out of these 12 screens a project of a 4-screen multiplex at Durgapur has been taken up.

NEW BROADBAND SERVICE IN DURGAPUR

MTS India, the CDMA mobile service of Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd (SSTL), commercially rolled out its Moble Broadband Service M-Blaze in 14 cities and Durgapur is one of them. MTS claims that it has the biggest high-speed data services network in all above city specially designed for this which includes several BTS to provide the best wireless internet while on move.The MTS MBlaze Mobile Broadband service also provides Free Internet Surfing on Yahoo India, Wikipedia and MTS India website. Email Access and attachment downloads will be free for Indian yahoo email addresses e.g. myname@yahoo.in, and myname@yahoo.com email addresses.The MTS MBlaze EVDO Wireless Broadband Internet Services comes in two options; the Standard Data Card comes at the price point of Rs.2999 with 2GB Free Downloads while the Premium Data Card cost Rs.3499. MTS also launches attractive Prepaid Data Plans starts from Rs.198 per month.

Rose Valley Hotel Project

Rose Valley is going to launch one hotel in Durgapur.Location is not yet disclosed

Ramsarup Awarded

Ramsarup Industries had recently commenced production of LRPC strands and wires at their new plant at Durgapur.Ramsarup Industries Ltd., a leading manufacturer of steel wires in India, has received the prestigious Homotogation Certificate from Spain for LRPC (Low relaxation pre-stressed concrete) strands and wires. The Homotogation Certificate, mandatory for marketing strands and wires to the European Union, opens up a huge international opportunity for the Company. The certification will also help Ramsarup, the only manufacturer of LRPC single wire in India, in marketing LRPC strands and wires in domestic markets as it will boost the confidence of Indian project companies too.The Homologation Certificate reflects undeterred commitment towards attaining global quality standards. It further strengthens the ability to emerge as a preferred global supplier of LRPC strands and wires thereby expanding our potential markets manifold, .LRPC wires are used in construction of pre-stressed concrete girders for roads, river and railway bridges, flyovers, pre-stressed atomic reactor domes, slabs, silos, hangers, aqueducts, high-rise buildings and railway sleepers. Globally, LRPC wires are used for construction activities as they ensure minimisation of the structure size, reduced loss of relaxation at higher temperature, lower material consumption, lighter and yet superior quality of output as compared to normal-relaxation PC wires.