Uttarakhand flash flood: Damage to NTPC project might delay scheduled commissioning in 2023
Synopsis
On Monday, a day after the glacier burst in Chamoli district, the minister visited Tapovan to assess the extent of damage at the project site.
Dehradun: The Uttarakhand glacier burst has caused an estimated loss of Rs 1,500 crore to the NTPC's 480 mw Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project. This has put a question mark on its scheduled commissioning in 2023 with a huge amount of silt lying at the site, Union Power Minister RK Singh said on Monday.
On Monday, a day after the glacier burst in Chamoli district, the minister visited Tapovan to assess the extent of damage at the project site.
"The project was scheduled to be commissioned in 2023. But there is a question mark now on how long it will take to desilt it as lakhs of tonnes of silt is lying at the project site," Singh told reporters in Tapovan.
"As of now it is difficult to say when we will be able to resume work at the site and when the project will be commissioned," he said.
To a question, he said estimated losses caused to the project are worth around Rs 1,500 crore.
However, the Union minister ruled out any possibility of the project being scrapped.
(With inputs from agency)
