Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on 13 January, laid the foundation stone for the 2800 Mwe Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) in Gorakhpur village of Fatehabad district of Haryana. While giving details of GHAVP Singh said that the 1st phase will see the commissioning of two units producing 1400 Mwe of electricity. The commissioning of 1st phase will be completed by 2020-21. The second phase will start after that which will double the capacity to full 2800 MWe,
Gorakhpur Anu Vidyut Pariyajana (GHAVP-1 to 4) is an initiative of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited. The projects is being built at an estimated cost of Rs. 20,594 crore, this will be the 1st Nuclear Power Plant of Haryana and will be 21st in the country. The Haryana state government has provided 1319 acres of land for the project and nearly 186 acres for the housing colonies of plant personnel and CISF personnel.
The prime minister said that nuclear energy is one of the safest and clean option for electricity. India is among those few nations where technology to establish nuclear power projects has been developed. Today India is capable of producing 4800 MW power and in the coming 10 years it will produce more than 27,000 MW of electricity.
Singh also added that the Gorakhpur nuclear project is based on the indigenous technology developed by Indian scientists. The technology being used in this project is very effective and duly tested. The types of reactors established will also be commissioned in Kakrapar of Gujarat and Rawatbhata of Rajasthan. Also, the state of art and most advanced security measures will be enacted in this project.
On environmental concerns Singh said that it has already been addressed before approving the projects. He said no one will be displaced from his house while commissioning of this project. He also stated that persons giving their land for this project will be given an annual additional money for next 33 years in addition to compensation. Around 8-10 thousand person are also expected to get employment during 1st phase through contractual assignments.
He further expressed the hope that on completion and commissioning of all the four units of 700 MWe each in this project, the energy needs of country particularly Haryana will be fulfilled to a large extent as half of this will be for It is bound to produce local employment also. Priority will be given to people who are likely to be affected by this project.
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