The 300 MW Bowla-Nandprayag Hydropower project will get approval by the end of this month. Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar held a meeting regarding this with Central Electricity Authority Chairman AS Bakshi in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Bakshi assured him that the clearance to the project would be given within ten days. The Rs 3000 Crore project on Alaknanda River will increase the power production capacity in the state by 300 MW.
The Chief Secretary said that the Bowla-Nandprayag project has got 18 out of the 20 clearances required. Formal approval by Central Water Authority and techno economic clearance of central Electricity authority remain. Techno economic clearance will be obtained and the final clearance will be given by the end of the month.
The Chief Secretary has given directions to the Uttarakhand Hydropower Corporation to make preparations for the project so that construction work is completed in time.