(a) whether the Government have received any proposal for development of Chutok and Nimoo Basgo hydro electric power project in J&K State; and
(b) if so, the present status of the projects?
(a) whether the Government have received any proposal for development of Chutok and Nimoo Basgo hydro electric power project in J&K State; and
(b) if so, the present status of the projects?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER
( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) : Yes, Sir. The Chairman and Chief Executive
Councillor, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh, had
submitted a Memorandum to the then Prime Minister for the
execution of the Nimoo-Basgo Hydro-Electric Project (30 Mega
Watts) in Leh as a Central Sector Project. The Government of
Jammu & Kashmir have conveyed their `No objection` for
implementation of the Project by National Hydro-electric Power
Corporation (NHPC) in the Central Sector only in February 2000.
The Ministry of Power has thereafter asked NHPC to take up Survey
& Investigation of the Nimoo-Basgo H.E. Project.
(b) : A copy of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the
Nimoo-Basgo H.E. Project has been received by NHPC in March,
2000, on the advice of the Government of Jammu & Kashmir. The
DPR is under examination in NHPC to assess its suitability for
being taken up for execution. The Ministry of Power has given
its consent under the relevant provisions of the Electricity
(Supply) Act, 1948 for NHPC to establish, operate and maintain
the project. The Ministry of Power has also asked NHPC to take
up the Chutak Hydel Project (18 MW) in Kargil to mitigate the
problems being faced by the State. The NHPC has asked the State
Government to hand over to them a copy of the Detailed Project
Report of the Project.