After receiving green signal from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, the necessary exercise is already on by the Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam limited (UJVNl) to complete Vyasi hydro power project in the given time frame.
As per information available, the 120 megawatt Vyasi hydro power project is expected to generate 375.22 million units of in a year. The “Run of the River”project is going to be constructed on the river Yamuna in Dehradun district.
The expected cost of the project hovers around `1010.89 crore and the construction of the hydro power project is likely to start in the current financial year as the green signal has been received by the department from Ministry of Environment and Forests.
One of the department sources who wished anonymity told The Pioneer that the
construction of the hydro power project will start at the earliest. He said that the project would be completed in the span of three years and the department will leave no stone unturned to complete the project in the given time frame.
He claimed that the shortage of electricity in the State would further reduced once the project commission in the near future.