ROURKELA: Land losers of the 4,000 mega watt (MW) Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in Sundargarh district have a reason to cheer as efforts have started to transfer the acquired land for a 1600 MW project after scrapping of the UMPP.
The High Level Clearance Authority in Odisha on September 11,2023 had given the go ahead for transfer of the Bhedabahal UMPP’s land in Sadar block to the Mahanadi Basin Power Ltd (MBPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) to set up its long-pending 1600 MW power plant.
