The Bengal cabinet on Monday approved the setting up of a power plant in the state through public-private partnership model.

State power minister Aroop Biswas said this would be the first power plant in the public-private partnership (PPP) model in the state.

"There will be two units of 800MW each... A global tender inviting the private partner would soon be floated. The private partner would decide where the plant would come up," said the minister. An official said that there was plenty of land at the six power plants run by the state.

"The power plant that would come up under the PPP model can be set up in any of these places. The private partner has to select the place where it would like to set up the units. The state would provide required land for the proposed power plant," said an official.

CM reviews floods

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday held a review meeting with officials of south Bengal districts to take note of the relief and restoration operations in the flood-affected areas.

Chief secretary Manoj Pant said at Nabanna that the chief minister stressed continuing with the relief operations in the areas where people were still in trouble.

"Some areas, like Ghatal, are still waterlogged. Relief operations in these areas should continue. The focus would be on securing food and clothing to the affected until the situation becomes normal," said the chief secretary.

He also said that the state could not ascertain the loss because of the floods caused by waters released by the DVC as water did not recede in many areas.

"Once the waters recede, the damage or loss of crops and properties would be ascertained, and steps would be taken as per the norms," said the chief secretary.