BHEL ground breaking ceremony on May 14

Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar will perform the ground breaking ceremony for public sector undertaking Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited's (BHEL) proposed plant at Mundipar village in Bhandara district on May 14. BHEL is coming up with a fabrication plant for structural frames used in power plants in this district. Apart from it, there are plans to set up the country's first plant to make silicon at the same site. The fabrication plant will lead to an investment of Rs 500 crore, with a further Rs 1,500 crore investment slated for the silicon project. The company is paying Rs 9.5 lakh an acre to the project affected persons, which is among the highest compensations in the region. The project is being pushed by union heavy industries minister Praful Patel, who belongs to the Bhandara-Gondia parliamentary constituency. ref: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/BHEL-ground-breaking-ceremony-on-May-14/articleshow/19978306.cms