NHPC CELEBRATES 27TH
RAISING DAY
Smt. Jayawanti
Mehta, Minister of State for Power, has said that Government is
giving top priority to the development of power sector, particularly,
hydel power. The Minister was speaking at the 27th
Raising Day of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd. (NHPC)
at Faridabad today. As a part of the power sector reforms, Government
has introduced electricity Bill-2001. The Minister said that Hydroelectric
Projects are pollution free and have a long life span and require
minimum operational and maintenance expenses. India Sixth in the
world generation of electricity which is at present to the tune
of 600 billion units annually.
Speaking on the occasion,
Power Secretary, Shri R.V.Shahi, said that the Ministry of Power
has decided to give full budgetary support to NHPC to implement
the Projects identified for completion during the Tenth Plan period.
He also stressed the need for quality and timely investigation
of projects. Shri Yogendra Prasad, CMD, NHPC also spoke on the
occasion.
