Published - January 09, 2026 08:16 pm IST - KOCHI Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT), Kalamassery, may hand over a parcel of land equivalent to the arrears of electricity charges —estimated around ₹30 crore — to the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) as a possible solution to the long-standing dispute between the two entities. Reportedly, an understanding to this effect was reached at a meeting between KSEB chairman and managing director Minhaj Alam and HMT chairman Rajesh Kohli in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday (January 7). Subsequently, HMT identified a plot, which was inspected by officials of the KSEB, including members of its land management unit, on Thursday (January 8).
