(a) whether financial burden on the Government is increasing due to non-completion
of work on Tehri Dam in time;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the time by when the work on Tehri Dam Project is expected to be completed; and
(d) the power likely to be generated from this project along with details of its
beneficiary States?
THE MINISTER OF POWER ( SHRI P.M. SAYEED )
(a) & (b) : The estimated cost of Tehri Dam & HPP Stage-I (1000 MW) including
essential works of Tehri PSP has increased from Rs.2963.66 crore (at March, 1993 Price
Level) to Rs.6621.32 crore (at March, 2003 Price Level).
(c) : The project works are at an advanced stage of completion and all the four
units of 250 MW each are likely to be commissioned progressively from February, 2006
onwards.
(d) : All the States of Northern Region namely Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, NCT of Delhi and the
Union Territory of Chandigarh are expected to be beneficiaries of the 1000 MW power
generated from Stage-I of this project.