Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday approved to issue the letter to proceed with the work to the constructing agency for construction of Rs 825 crore main dam of Shahpur Kandi Dam Project.
A spokesperson of the CM’s office said that a decision to this effect was taken during the third meeting of Shahpur Kandi Dam Project Construction Board held under Chairmanship of Badal. It was informed in the meeting that Soma-Bureya (Joint Venture) had qualified by quoting lowest rates amongst nine international bidders.
For the Rs 2,285 crore Shahpur Kandi Dam Project comprising 55.5 metre high dam with two power houses having total installed
capacity of 206 MW, across the River Ravi, the Chief Minister also approved to initiate the Rs 90 crore Hydel Channel work for which Punjab State Power Com had already floated the tender for Turbines.