| MUMBAI:
The Information & Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs minister P R Dasmunsi
in Lok Sabha has announced that three new TV centres are to be set up and eight
more to be augmented in the country. Under the plan to set up
new TV Centres, the ones at Rajouri (J&K) and Calicut (Kerala) are technically
ready whereas the site has been taken over and building plans have been finalised
for the Tirupati studio. Target completion date is 2008-2009, informs an official
release. In the case of eight augmentation
projects for existing TV centres, the technical area of building has been completed
for Gorakhpur and departmental works have been taken up with the aim to complete
it in 2006-2007. As regards additional studios in Chandigarh, Panaji,
Jammu and Srinagar, building plans have been finalised and preliminary estimates
for building works sanctioned. For project of a studio at Derhadun, land has been
taken over and building plan finalised. In the case of Leh, work of building construction
has been awarded. These projects are expected to be completed within 2008-2009.
For the augmentation of studio at Portblair, the scheme has been approved and
financial sanction issued and the target for completion is 2007-2008, adds the
release. | 
