Chief Secretary directs to accelerate construction of Shahpurkandi Dam Project
In a bid to further improve irrigation and clean power generation potentials of the state, Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh
Chandigarh: In a bid to further improve irrigation and clean power generation potentials of the state, Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh on Wednesday directed the Shahpurkandi Dam Project Authority to make all out efforts for the commissioning of the project as per the scheduled deadline of May, 2022.
The project is being constructed on river Ravi, which will reduce the outflow of the river water to Pakistan, while benefitting both Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir on its completion.
An official spokesperson said that the project comprises of construction of 55.50 meter high dam, 7.7 KM long Hydel channel and two power houses with installed capacity of 206 MW.
The project will also create irrigation potential for 5000 hectares in Punjab and 32173 hectares in J&K. It will provide intensive irrigation facilities in 1.18 lakh hectares under UBDC System.
Additional Chief Secretary Industries & Commerce Vini Mahajan has participated in the meeting through video conference. Additional Chief Secretary Power Anirudh Tiwari, Chairman-cum-Managing Director PSPCL A. Venu Prasad, Principal Secretary Water Resources Sarvjit Singh, Principal Secretary Finance KAP Sinha, Technical Advisor to Govt. of Punjab Robin Sandhu, Chief Engineer Shahpurkandi Dam Project S. K. Saluja, Chief Engineer Shahpurkandi Dam Design I. D. Goyal, Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer Shahpurkandi Dam Project Surinder Mohan were present in the meeting.