MoUs worth Rs 2,268 crore signed with 108 firms during Latur investment summit

The Memorandums of Understanding MoUs worth Rs 2268 crore were signed during the Latur Investment Summit in Maharashtra an official said on Saturday reported the PTIThe MoUs with 108 units will generate 2600 jobs said Collector Varsha ThakurGhugeWhile last years target was Rs 600 crore the actual investments were above Rs 1200 crore she said as per the PTIIn order to resolve industry challenges and encourage entrepreneurship the administration has been holding consistent dialogues with business leaders This support will continue in the future Latur has consistently ranked among the top districts in Maharashtra for implementing schemes like the Chief Ministers Employment Generation Programme the collector said according to the PTIShe urged industries to adopt solar energy solutions extensively and asked banks to simplify lending policies to better support entrepreneurs the news agency reportedMaharashtra signs MoU with Russias ROSATOM to develop thoriumbased Small Modular ReactorMeanwhilethe Maharashtra Government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU with Russiarsquos stateowned nuclear energy corporation ROSATOM for the joint development of a thoriumbased nuclear reactorThe agreement was signed at the Sahyadri Guest House in Mumbai in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis The MoU was signed between Mahagenco and ROSATOMs Small Modular Reactor with Thorium Fuel initiativeAccording to the terms of the agreement the collaboration aims to develop a thorium reactor in Maharashtra commercialise thorium reactor technology in line with the safety standards set by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board AERB and establish an assembly line for thorium reactors under the statersquos lsquoMake in Maharashtrarsquo initiativeThe Maharashtra Institution for Transformation MITRA will provide strategic support for the joint development of the Small Modular Reactor with Thorium Fuel All operations under the project will adhere strictly to the guidelines issued by the Government of India and the AERBA joint working group will be constituted to oversee coordination and research activities related to the project This group will include representatives from Mahagenco Rosatom Energy Projects MITRA and Global Technology AllianceldquoAll legal provisions and safety protocols as laid out by the Government of India for nuclear energy will be strictly followed during implementationrdquo the official statement readSenior officials from both India and Russia were present at the signing ceremony Attendees included Ashwini Bhide Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Dr Shriekar Pardeshi Secretary Praveen Pardeshi CEO of MITRA Sanjay Khandare Acting Additional Chief Secretary Energy Russian Federationrsquos Consul General in Mumbai Ivan V Fetisov Yuri A Lysenko Counselor from the Russian Embassy Alexandre Volgin Director of Projects South and South Asia REP Dimitry Gumennikov Project Manager REP Abhay Harane Director Projects Atul Sonje Chief Engineer Aman Mittal Joint CEO Pramod Shinde Joint Secretary MITRA Nitin Jawale Joint Secretary Department of Atomic Energy and Kishor Mundargi from Global Technology Alliancewith PTI inputsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params