SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, while presiding over a review meeting in Shimla, stressed on the need for early completion of the work of 450MW Shongtong Hydroelectric Power Project in Kinnaur district.
He directed the concerned officials to expedite the construction work and complete it by July 2025. He said that for this the project the tender was awarded in 2012, but the construction work had been delayed due to various reasons. Delayed projects incur increased costs and losses to the state, therefore the project needed to be completed within stipulated time frame, he added.
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed the officers of the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) to resolve all the bottlenecks causing delay within a week. The review meeting has been scheduled after three months. He asked the company responsible for building the project to increase manpower to complete the remaining construction work within the stipulated time frame.
He said that completion of the project would generate 1,579 million units of electricity annually, providing the state with a total benefit of Rs 1,706 crore, with Rs 1,300 crore worth of electricity generated. He said that the timely commissioning of the project would result in a saving of Rs 250 crore besides providing an interest of Rs 156 crore available on the revenue.
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