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Itanagar, Oct 7 (IANS) The Arunachal Pradesh cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday approved the formation of two joint venture companies (JVCs) to commission seven mega hydropower projects in the state, officials said.
An official of the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that NHPC-ARUNACHAL GREEN ENERGY LTD will be formed for Kamala 1720 MW and Subansiri Upper 1605 MW capacity hydropower plants. Neepco-Arunachal Hydro Power Corporation Limited will be formed for Tato I, Tato II, HEO, Naying and Hirong power projects. These initiatives will play an important role in realizing the Decade of Hydro Power (2025-2035), targeting 19 GW capacity and having the potential to attract investments, generate employment and contribute to India’s net-zero goals.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Arunachal Pradesh on September 22 and laid the foundation stone for two major hydro power projects with a total generation capacity of 426 MW, and both the projects will be commissioned by the state-owned North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO).
The projects include HEO Hydro Electric Project (240 MW) and Tato-I Hydro Electric Project (186 MW) of Neepco, a wholly owned subsidiary of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited.
According to the official, these two power projects, with an estimated cost of over Rs 3,700 crore, are being developed by NEPCO in a joint venture with the Arunachal Pradesh government.
The HEO Hydro Electric Project (3×80 MW), located in the Siom sub-basin of Shi Yomi District, will generate approximately 1000 mU annually. Tato-i Hydro Electro Project (3×62 MW) will generate approximately 803 mu annually.
Tuesday’s cabinet meeting was held in Miao in Changlang district instead of the capital city, Itanagar, as part of the state government’s mission of ‘Cabinet AAPKE BONE’ (Cabinet at your doorstep).
The cabinet took several major policy and administrative decisions aimed at strengthening governance, promoting inclusive education, improving service delivery and accelerating socio-economic development of the state, the CMO official said.
In order to streamline the process of conducting Gram Panchayat elections, the government has decided to amend the rules for the conduct of Panchayat elections.
The official said that as per the cabinet decision, rules will be framed that nomination papers can be rejected if the polling agent holds any office of profit, the polling agent must reach the polling station one hour before the start of the poll, it has also been provisioned for using EVMs in Panchayat elections, to work against a member (ZPL) of the districts, the ZP/GP found that any anti-party Engaging in the activity will be a ground for disqualification.
He said that the provisions of NOTA (any of the above) will be introduced in the Zilla Parishad elections.
The CMO official said the cabinet also approved amendment to Section 11 of the Arunachal Pradesh Salary, Allowances, and Pension of the Legislative Assembly Act, 1983, which provides pension benefit of Rs 60,000 per month to ex-contiguous members and ex-MLAs for full or partial terms.
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