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New Delhi, Aug 30 The Indian Railways is planning a windmill project to generate 10 MW power near Chennai. Speaking at a two-day conference of the chief electrical engineers hereon Thursday, the Minister of State for Railways, Mr R. Velu, stated that the windmill project being planned at Chennai is a welcome step. He also called for planning similar projects utilising renewable sources of energy so as to generate electricity with minimal of running expenditure, said an official release.

Mr Naran Bhai J. Rathwa, who is also the Minister of State for Railways, said that the performance of electrical assents has further improved by over by 19 per cent during the period April-July 2007, which enabled Railways to haul higher traffic and achieve the target.

Underlining the significance of the modern three-phase electrical locos, the Minister said that the new factory which is coming up at Madheypura for this purpose should be set up early so that the deficit of electrical locomotive is timely met.

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