It is reported that construction of a 1,200 MW power project in Chhattisgarh by GMR Energy Ltd a unit of GMR Infrastructure will be delayed as land acquisition has not yet been completed.

Mr Satish Batra GM (corporate relations) of GMR Energy for Chhattisgarh project said that the power plant which was to be set up in Raipur district at the cost of INR 55 billion requires 1,000 acres of land, but almost 30% of the land remains to be acquired.

He added that "We had planned to begin construction work for 1,200 MW project by September 2009, but it is set to be delayed as land acquisition is yet to be completed.”

Mr Batra said about 60% of the project land belongs to the farmers while rest is owned by the state government.

(Sourced from Reuters)