The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy today said the Government will take all steps necessary to increase power generation in the State by sorting out problems.
Reviewing the status of thermal and mini-hydel power generation projects with developers and officials at Secretariat, he said that increase in capacity will benefit both the developers/entrepreneurs setting up projects and the State would also have access to power at reasonable rates.
The meeting was attended by the State Chief Secretary, Minnie Mathew, the Principal Secretary, Energy, M. Sahoo, Chairman of AP Transco, Hiralal Samariya, Managing Director of Nredcap, Kamalakar, and power project developers.
About 15 big thermal power projects are at various stages of implementation and expected to be ready during the XII Plan period.
Together, they have total capacity of 24,120 MW. In some of them, work had commenced, for others land acquisition is under way.
Many mini-hydel project developers are ready to establish their projects once the policy and tariffs are finalised.
The Chief Minister suggested the establishment of Natyramam Centre of Excellence for Performing Arts.
The proposed centre will seek to preserve, enrich and promote the native art traditions while helping them to evolve and adopt to the modern times.
It will cover Kuchipudi, Andhranatyam, temple dances, Bharatnatyam, Yakshaganam, folk dances, dance, literature and music.
It is proposed to develop Natyaramam as a University covering diploma courses, graduate and post-graduate degrees.
Suitable land would be allotted to this premier Institute near Taramati-Baradari located within city limits.
He also agreed to constitute a committee to examine and suggest the measures to be taken up for resolving the weavers’ problems in the State.