New Delhi (NVI): NHPC, India’s premier hydropower company and a PSU under Ministry of Power, today laid the foundation stone of head regulator works of the 1.2 km long Indo-Nepal canal that is being constructed under ‘Mahakali Treaty’ signed between the two countries.
AK Singh, CMD, NHPC, laid the foundation stone of the proposed canal at barrage of 94.2 MW Tanakpur Power Station of NHPC located in Banbasa in Champawat district of Uttarakhand.
Speaking on the occasion, CMD, NHPC said, “NHPC is India’s leading organization for hydropower development. It has the capability to undertake all the activities from conceptualization to commissioning in relation to setting up of hydro projects and has also diversified in the field of Solar and Wind Power.”
He also congratulated all the officers and employees of the power station for record generation since commissioning for FY 2019-20 and also extended his good wishes for the future, the Ministry of Power said in a release.
Rajesh Sharma, Executive Director, Regional Office, Chandigarh and Suresh Kumar Sharma, GM (I/c), Tanakpur Power Station were also present on the occasion along with other senior officers and employees. AK Singh, CMD, NHPC is currently on inspection tour to NHPC’s 94.2 MW Tanakpur Power Station, the Ministry said.
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