The work of lakhwad Multipurpose project will commence from next month. The final clearance for it will be received within three days from Ministry of Environment and Forests.
Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar held a telephonic conversation with the MoEF secretary Dr V Rajagopalan and Additional Inspector General, Forests, Harish Chaudhary regarding the same.
The chief secretary said all preparations have been made for development of this project. This 300 MW project will also benefit UP, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. This project worth Rs 3,966.51 crore will provide 612.93 million units electricity, facilitate irrigation to 33,780 hectare area and provide 78.83 MCM drinking water.