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Saturday, Jul 29, 2006
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Power Tehri hydro plant to go on stream tomorrow Our Bureau
New Delhi , July 28 After nearly three decades since the commencement of construction, the Tehri hydroelectric plant is slated to finally start commercial generation from July 30. The Union Power Minister, Mr Sushilkumar Shinde, will formally commission the first unit of 250 MW, which had already been synchronised with the northern grid, on July 30. Mr Shinde will also lay the foundation stone for the Rs 1,657-crore Tehri Pump Storage project, which was approved by the Union Cabinet early this month, Government officials said. The Tehri Hydro Power Complex, which will eventually have a capacity of 2,400 MW, comprises the 1,000 MW Tehri Dam and Hydro Power Plant, the 1,000 MW Tehri Pump Storage Plant and the 400 MW Koteshwar Dam and Power Plant. Located on the confluence of Bhagirathi and Bhilangana rivers in Uttaranchal, , the power complex will also help irrigate agricultural land and supply drinking water to Delhi and other northern states. Construction of the project, which was conceived in early-1970s, began in 1978. The project, however, had to be shelved in the mid-1980s following protests from locals and environmentalists. The project was subsequently handed over to Tehri Hydro Development Corpo ration in 1988, which revived the construction soon after.
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