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Cabinet approves Rs 1,600 cr for India’s largest hydro-power project

The project is estimated to cost Rs 28,080.35 crore to build, and once completed, will generate 2880MW power.

SNS | New Delhi | July 18, 2019 12:28 pm

Cabinet approves Rs 1,600 cr for India’s largest hydro-power project

Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar (Photo: IANS)

Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved Rs 1,600 crore for Dibang Multipurpose Project to be built in Arunachal Pradesh, which is set to be India’s largest hydro-power project.

Briefing media persons in New Delhi after the cabinet committee meeting on Wednesday, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the project is envisaged as a storage-based hydro-electric project with flood moderation as the key objective.

The project is estimated to cost Rs 28,080.35 crore to build, and once completed, will generate 2880MW power.

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Cabinet also approved Rs 2,042 crore for doubling a railway line connecting Guwahati with New Bongaigaon. The project will be completed by 2022-23.

Aiming to do away with archaic laws, the committee, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also approved a bill to scrap 58 redundant laws.

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