November 20, 2008

JMM wants CIL headquarter shifted to Ranchi

It is reported that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief whip, Mr Teklal Mahto, has demanded transfer of the headquarters of the Damodar Valley Corporation and Coal India Limited from West Bengal to Jharkhand.

The demand was raised by Mr Mahto during the power consultative committee meeting chaired by the Union minister for power Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde.

The Centre may well oblige, not only to secure the JMM’s vote but also to hit at the Left Front government in West Bengal.

The DVC is at present headquartered in Kolkata. The Damodar Valley Project is India’s first multipurpose river valley project producing 2,761 MW of electricity irrigating over 3,600 odd square kilometers through its four dams and the valley project covering over 24,00 square kilometers. DVC has a great significance for Jharkhand as the corporation has taken up the responsibility to electrify 83775 villages.