Prime Minister Narendra Modi would address the people of the state from Paddal ground in District Mandi on 27th December, 2021 on the occasion of Bharat Ki Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Golden Jubilee of statehood of Himachal Pradesh and completion of four year tenure of present State government.
On this occasion, Prime Minister would dedicate and lay foundation stone of development projects worth Rs.11,281 crore in the state. These projects would include dedication of 111 MW Sawra-Kuddu Hydro Electric Project (HEP) constructed with an outlay of Rs. 2081.60 crore on river Pabbar in district Shimla. The Sawra-Kuddu HEP would generate 386 Million units of electricity per annum, which will generate annual revenue of about Rs. 120 crore to the state.
The Prime Minister would lay foundation stone of Shri Renuka ji Dam project, a national project conceived as a storage project of Rs. 6700 crore on river Giri in district Sirmaur. The project would generate 200 Million units of energy in a surface power house with 40 MW installed capacity which would be utilized by the state.
The live storage of dam would be 498 Million Cubic Meters, which would fulfill about 40 percent of drinking water requirement of Delhi.
Narendra Modi would lay foundation stone of 66 MW Dhaulasidh Hydro Electric Project, which would be constructed with an expenditure of Rs. 688 crore. The project is located on river Beas in District Hamirpur and Kangra. He would also lay foundation stone of 210 MW Luhri Hydro Electric Project stage-I to be completed with an expenditure of Rs. 1811 crore, a joint venture between Government of India and Government of Himachal Pradesh. The project is located on river Satluj in Shimla and Kullu Districts. The power generated from these projects would help in providing grid stability and improving the power supply position, besides adding valuable renewable energy to the grid. The Dhaulasidh Hydro Electric Project would lead to reduction of 2.4 lakh tons and Luhri Hydro Electric Project would lead to reduction of 6.1 lakh tons of carbon dioxide from environment annually.
