PM launches multiple hydropower projects in HP

The Prime Minister laid the foundation stones of several development projects worth ₹11,581 crore in Himachal Pradesh. For the mega Renukaji Dam project, which was pending for over three decades, six states viz. Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Delhi were brought together by the Centre for its construction. With a generation capacity of 40 MW, it will be built at a cost of around ₹7,000 crore and will generate electricity for the hill state and provide 500 million cubic metre water to the national capital. The PM also inaugurated the Sawra Kuddu Hydroelectric Project on the Giri River in Mandi district, which has been built at a cost of around ₹2,080 crore. It will generate over 380 million units of electricity per year and help the state earn revenue worth over ₹120 crore per annum. The Luhri Stage 1, 210 MW project will be built at a cost of over ₹1,800 crore and will generate over 750 million units of electricity per year. The 66 MW Dhaulasidh Hydro Power Project, which is the first hydropower project of Hamirpur district, will be built at a cost of over ₹680 crore and will generate over 300 million units of electricity per year.