Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday said that there will be no shortage of power during the ensuing summer as all power plants are running to their capacity, and have sufficient stock of coal available with them.
Addressing a press conference here, Hooda said that efforts were also being made to generate power through other sources like nuclear, gas, hydro and renewable energy, besides coal.
Apart from the existing power plants at Jharli, two additional units of 660 MW capacity each would also be set up there.
“Today, Haryana is progressing fast in every field and the State has also achieved growth rate of 192 per cent in the field of resource mobilisation which is the highest in the country”, he said.
In reply to a question regarding bonus on wheat, Hooda said that he had already written a letter to the Central Government seeking bonus on wheat for the farmers.
Asked about the Pabnava incident in Kaithal district, he asserted that nobody would be allowed to take law in his hands, and all necessary steps had been taken by the State Government to maintain peace and brotherhood.
On an incident involving suicide attempt by five members of a family in Hisar of which four have died, the Chief Minister said that he had already directed a magisterial inquiry into the case and those fould guilty would be punished as per the law.
Earlier, Hooda redressed the grievances of the people in presence of the Deputy Commissioner, Vikas Gupta and Superintendent of Police Vivek Sharma. MlAs BB Batra, Anand Singh Dangi, Shakuntla Khatak, District Congress President Rural) Jaideep Dhankar, Chairman, Haryana Seed Development Corporation Sant Kumar, Chairman, Hafed Capt. Chattar Singh and other prominent leaders were also present on this occasion.