Food and Civil Supplies Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged him that work of Harsud Reva thermal power plant in Khandwa district should be expedited. As per MoU, NHDC will invest Rs2,000 crore on this project. Total cost of the project is Rs6,700 crore. The Minister apprised the Prime Minister about process for land acquisition by State Government for the project. For the project, 539 hectare land has been identified in Revapur, Mojwadimal, Bharadi, Belwari and Kashipura. He informed that much of land acquisition work has been completed.
Kunwar Shah informed the Prime Minister that 250 villages in and around Harsud tehsil have been affected by reservoir of Indira Sagar hydel project. He informed the Prime Minister that Harsud is a tribal-dominated Assembly constituency. Employment opportunities are not available there at present. He informed that he is representing Harsud constituency for over last 25 years. Establishment of proposed Reva thermal power project will not only lead to progress of state and country, but will also make available power on demand on a major scale. Kunwar Vijay Shah also urged the Prime Minister for linkage and allotment of coal for Reva thermal power project and accelerate its pace.
The Minister informed the Prime Minister that apart from Indira Sagar and Omkareshwar hydel power projects, Sant Shri Singaji thermal power station has also been established in Khandwa district where power generation has commenced. National Thermal Power Corporation has not yet started work of Reva thermal power project even while state government has given consent to purchase power from this project.
The Minister informed the PM that proposal of Rs238 crore expenditure for advance activities for establishment of 2X660 MW capacity Reva thermal power project of NTPC has been sent for approval to Union Ministry of Energy. The Minister informed that for the project, Madhya Pradesh Government and NHDC have signed an MoU in June 2009. Kunwar Shah also informed about water allocation for the project, DRP, preliminary activities and coal linkage process. Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah informed the Prime Minister that on completion of Reva thermal power project, youths in tribal-dominant Harsud Vidhan Sabha constituency will get employment and the constituency will witness all-round development.