Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company  Reliance Infrastructure has revealed its plan to invest Rs 400 billion to set up a steel plant with a capacity of 12 million tonnes in the eastern state of Jharkhand.

While commenting on the plan, Mr. K.K. Khandelwal, industry secretary of the Jharkhand state government, stated, “We have received the proposal from Anil Ambani Group. It is still under process.”

Reliance Infrastructure, formerly known as Reliance Energy, participates in telecoms, financial services, power and infrastructure, engineering and construction businesses.

GMR Energy, unit of GMR Infrastructure, plans investment of over Rs 10,000 crore to set up a 2,000 - 3,000 MW nuclear power plant in the country within 5-7 years.

For the foray, the company has already hired experienced people including former chairman and managing director MD MR Srinivasan.

Within six months to one year, the company expects to come up with a broad plan in place.

The company is in talks with equipment and fuel suppliers in France, United States and Korea.

Also, Executive vice-president Avinash R Shah of the company, said, "We have held talks with equipment as well as fuel suppliers and will firm up a plan in the next one year."

Era Infra Engineering has disclosed that it has bagged a contract worth Rs 2.09 billion from Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA) for the construction of Head of Department Building at Capitol Complex, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

Era Infra Engineering is a fully integrated infrastructure conglomerate that specialiges in infrastructure development, pre-engineered building blocks and real estate development.

Recently, the company’s joint venture with KMB has won Rs 129.65 crore contract from the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

The core infrastructure sector of has witnessed slowdown in the growth in the months of April-July.

Punj Lloyd, one of India's leading engineering companies, has informed that its wholly-owned Singapore subsidiary, Punj Lloyd Pte. Ltd. has been awarded a contract worth S$54 million (Rs 167 crore) by FWP.

As per the order, Punj Lloyd will carry out select utilities mechanical works on Jurong Island, Singapore.

FWP is a joint venture between Foster Wheeler Asia Pacific and Worley Parsons.

Rajish Dhall, technical analyst at Observe Securities has advised the investors to remain invested in the counter.