PM Narendra Modi set to inaugurate Nimoo-Bazgo hydro-electric power project

Mangalore Today News Network

Aug 12, 2014:  The Prime Minister is at Polo Grounds, Leh, to inaugurate the 45 MW Nimoo-Bazgo hydro-electric power project. He will also be addressing a public rally.

Commenting on the trip, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, who is in Leh, said Leh-Ladakh is a neglected region and the PM’s visit is a signal of intent. Narendra Modi will be the first PM who will interact with locals, added Naqvi.

Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Ladakh parliamentarian Nawan Rigzin Jora, Chief of Indian Army General Dalbir Singh Suhag and senior civil, police and military officials received the PM at the Leh airport.

In his second visit to Jammu and Kashmir after assuming Prime Minister’s Office, Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived in Leh. Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal and National Security Advisor Ajeet Kumar Doval are accompanying the PM.

PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate two hydro-power projects in the Ladakh region and a 330 km Leh-Srinagar transmission line. This will be PM Modi’s maiden visit to the Leh district ahead of the Assembly Elections.

He will address a public rally in the local Polo Ground and also one in Kargil town later today.

BJP leaders Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Avinash Rai Sharma have been camping in Jammu and Kashmir for the last two days ahead of Modi’s visit to overlook the arrangements for the public meetings being addressed by him.

Leh-Srinagar transmission line

The Leh-Srinagar transmission line will connect the Ladakh region with the country’s northern grid and ultimately solve the electricity woes of the energy starved Leh and Kargil districts.

Hydro-electric power projects

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the 45 MW Nimoo-Bazgo hydro-electric power project which is situated at Alchi village. The inauguration will be done at Leh polo grounds, where he will also be addressing a public rally.

Later, the PM will inaugurate another 44 MW hydro power project at Chutak village in Kargil district.

The 45 MW Nimoo-Bazgo hydro-electric project is a run-of- the-river scheme to harness the potential of river Indus in the state. The project is designed to generate 239 million units of energy.

The Nimoo Bazgo power station is located on river Indus in Leh district of the state and has an installed capacity of 45 MW (3x15 MW).

The approval for the project was accorded at an estimated cost of Rs 611 crore. However, on account of escalation, statutory charges and higher cost of award, project cost has now been revised to Rs 985 crore.

Siachen Glacier

Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag is camping in Leh to receive the Prime Minister who is scheduled to address airmen and soldiers who guard the world’s highest battlefield for the country.

The PM is scheduled to conduct an inspection of the forward posts before addressing a gathering of the jawans and officers in Siachen.

Around 3,000 soldiers have been deployed on the glacier where sub-zero temperatures drop to even minus 60 degrees in winters.

Majority of the posts are located at over 16,000 feet and the highest of them is the Bana post at around 22,000 feet.

Since 1984, India has lost more than 860 lives and majority of them have been due to climatic conditions and challenging terrain of the 76 km long glacier.

Pakistan has been talking about demilitarising the Glacier as it is in disadvantageous position there and has even refused to authenticate the ground positions.

The Army Chiefs over the years have frequently voiced their opposition to demilitarising the area, terming it as a strategic location.

PM Modi is scheduled to inaugurate two hydro-power projects in the Ladakh region and a 330 km Leh-Srinagar transmission line. This will be PM Modi’s maiden visit to the Leh district ahead of the Assembly Elections.

He will address a public rally in the local Polo Ground and also one in Kargil town later today.

BJP leaders Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Avinash Rai Sharma have been camping in Jammu and Kashmir for the last two days ahead of Modi’s visit to overlook the arrangements for the public meetings being addressed by him.

Leh-Srinagar transmission line

The Leh-Srinagar transmission line will connect the Ladakh region with the country’s northern grid and ultimately solve the electricity woes of the energy starved Leh and Kargil districts.

Hydro-electric power projects

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the 44 MW Chutak hydro-electric power project in Kargil and 45 MW Nimoo Bazgo project in Leh district.



The 45 MW Nimoo-Bazgo hydro-electric project is a run-of- the-river scheme to harness the potential of river Indus in the state. The project is designed to generate 239 million units of energy.

The Nimoo Bazgo power station is located on river Indus in Leh district of the state and has an installed capacity of 45 MW (3x15 MW).

The approval for the project was accorded at an estimated cost of Rs 611 crore. However, on account of escalation, statutory charges and higher cost of award, project cost has now been revised to Rs 985 crore.

State-run Power Grid Corporation of India is implementing the Leh-Kargil-Srinagar Transmission System for connectivity with Northern Region Grid for meeting demands of the Ladakh region.

Siachen Glacier

Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag is camping in Leh to receive the Prime Minister who is scheduled to address airmen and soldiers who guard the world’s highest battlefield for the country.

The PM is scheduled to conduct an inspection of the forward posts before addressing a gathering of the jawans and officers in Siachen.

Around 3,000 soldiers have been deployed on the glacier where sub-zero temperatures drop to even minus 60 degrees in winters.

Majority of the posts are located at over 16,000 feet and the highest of them is the Bana post at around 22,000 feet.

Since 1984, India has lost more than 860 lives and majority of them have been due to climatic conditions and challenging terrain of the 76 km long glacier.

Pakistan has been talking about demilitarising the Glacier as it is in disadvantageous position there and has even refused to authenticate the ground positions.

The Army Chiefs over the years have frequently voiced their opposition to demilitarising the area, terming it as a strategic location.

 

Courtesy:zee news