Big Gift to the people of Himachal from PM: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP and BJP National President JP Nadda thanked PM Narender Modi for approval of Rs 1810-cr Investment Proposal for 210 MW Luhri Stage-I Hydro Power Project.

Nadda stated that the PM Modi has special inclination for the development of the Himachal Pradesh. Nadda twitted  

Home Minister Amit Shah also twitted on the Cabinet Approval of Luhri Hydro Power Project and called it a ‘Big gift to the people of Himachal from PM’. He twitted

Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur also thanked the Union Government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi  for approving the investment for 210 MW Luhri Stage-I Hydro Electric Project . 

Hamirpur MP and junior Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Anurag Thakur also thanked PM Narender Modi for the approval. He stated that the Himachal Pradesh has benefited immensely during the Modi tenure.

The Union Cabinet has approved the investment of Rs.1810.56 crore for 210 MW Luhri Stage-I Hydro Electric Project on river Satluj. This project will generate 758.20 million units of electricity annually.

Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) on Build-Own-Operate-Maintain (BOOM) basis is implementing the project. The Luhri Stage-I Hydro Electric Project is expected to commission within a span of 62 months. The power generated from the Project will help in providing Grid stability and will improve the power supply position. Besides adding valuable renewable energy to the Grid, the project would also lead to reduction of 6.1 lakh Tons of carbon dioxide from environment annually, thus contributing to improvement in air quality.