Haryana
Haryana gets Rs 2,366 crore worth of Development Project
- 06 Jun 2022
- 2 min read
Why in News?
- On June 4, 2022, Union Home Minister Amit Shah gifted development projects worth Rs 2366 crore to Haryana.
Key Points
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar laid the foundation stone of Guru Teg Bahadur Sahib Government Medical College to be built in Yamuna Nagar at a cost of about Rs 997 crore and Government Medical College, Kaithal at a cost of about Rs 945 crore.
- In addition, he also laid the foundation stone for construction of water supply channel system for 2800 MW Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Project (Atomic Power Project) at Fatehabad district. The project will cost about Rs.394 crores.
- Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that the 2800 MW Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojna (Atomic Power Project) is an ambitious initiative of the Central Government. This will be haryana's first nuclear power plant. It will be based entirely on indigenous technology.
- The plant will generate 2800 MW of power, out of which 1400 MW will be supplied to Haryana.
- With the commissioning of this plant, power supply will be ensured not only to the people of this area but also to the people of the state. The areas around this plant will not only get employment, but also economic prosperity.
