Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today inspected the third phase of the Uhl Project in Mandi today. He said that lack of funds would not be allowed to hinder the completion of this project and announced an additional amount of Rs 85 crore as a 'sovereign guarantee' for the project. He said Rs 100 crore has already been provided in March this year for the project.
The Chief Minister said that the work of this project has been going on for the last few years, resulting in the escalation of its cost. The present state government has expedited the work of this project. He said that by the end of December or January 2025, power generation will be started after completing all technical investigations and findings.
He said Tata Power Limited has been entrusted with the responsibility under Third Party Quality Control to ensure quality in the construction work of the project. After its commissioning, it will add to an additional income for the state, he remarked. He directed the project managers to complete this work within the targeted period and no scarcity of funds would be allowed to come in the way.
The Chief Minister said the hydel sector was one of the main components of revenue generation and the state government was taking concrete steps to utilise its full potential.
“To make Himachal a green energy state by 2026, the government will harness all its renewable energy sources like hydropower, solar energy and green hydrogen in a productive and massive scale,” he said.
Sukhu said that the state government was providing about Rs 2200 crore to the Electricity Board as a grant and efforts were to make the board self-reliant and many important decisions were being taken in this direction. The state government is also considering the transfer of powers to the concerned officials for various works related to energy production.
Earlier, Devendra Singh, Managing Director of Phase-III, Uhl briefed the Chief Minister about the project.
State Congress Secretary Jeevan Thakur, Rakesh Dharwal and Rakesh Chauhan, Congress District President Pawan Thakur, Deputy Commissioner Apoorv Devgan, Superintendent of Police Sakshi Verma, officers and officials of the concerned departments were also present on the occasion.
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