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New Delhi, May 19

National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) on Friday said it has taken up rural electrification projects in West Bengal, Bihar, Jammu and Kasmir, Orissa and Chhattisgarh. The State-run company, which is primarily responsible for generating power from hydel projects, would implement rural electrification projects in 1,100 villages spread over 27 districts of these five States, an NHPC release said. The total estimated cost of these projects is about Rs 1,550 crore. The Central Government would provide 90 per cent funds as grant and the balance 10 per cent as loans, it said. — Our Bureau

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