Delhi cabinet approves setting up JVC for 1500 MW power plant

New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) Delhi cabinet today approved setting up a joint venture company for a 1,500 MW power plant in Haryana and creation of 140 posts to facilitate establishment of 70 permanent voter registration and electoral rolls centres.

The cabinet, in a meeting, presided by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, gave green signal for setting up of a joint venture company for commissioning a power plant in Jhajjar District of Haryana for generating 1,500 MW of power in which NTPC would have 51 per cent equity and Delhi and Haryana would have 24.5 per cent equity each.

The capital would get a supply of 750 MW power from this plant, which would help in meeting the growing power demand in the city.

The plant would be owned and constructed by NTPC and it would have full management control. The estimated expenditure for setting up of the plant was Rs 6,750 crore. The supply from plant in Haryana would also ensure uninterrupted and sufficient supply of electricity in Delhi.

The cabinet also gave its nod for creation of 140 posts in different scales to facilitate establishment of 70 permanent centres for preparing voter identity cards and electoral rolls in the national capital. One center would be located in each of 70 assembly constituencies. The establishment of permanent offices would put an end to the practice of utilising the services of food and supply officers and system of diverting ministerial employees for election work.

It would also facilitate in implementing the latest mandate of the Election Commission to prepare photo electoral rolls from March 2008 onwards.

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