Thoubal project to be completed by March 2013
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 24 2012:
The long abandoned Thoubal Multipurpose Project, which was supposed to start construction in 1980 but never took off, is being targeted to be completed by March 2013 .
According to reliable sources, the Planning Commission had given approval on construction of Thoubal Multipurpose in 1980 at an estimated cost of Rs 87.25 crores.
The project aims to provide irrigation, water supply and hydro power facilities.
The cost of the project was revised at Rs 982 crores by the Planning Commission in 2008 .
Sources further revealed that in October 2011, the State PIB approved the latest revised estimated cost of Thoubal Multipurpose project at Rs 1361 crores, and accordingly submitted a proposal to get investment clearance from the Planning Commission.
Now the project is being targeted to be completed by March 2013 .
After commissioning, the project is expected to provide irrigation facilities to around 33449 hectares of land, produce 10 mgt of drinking water on daily basis apart from generating 7.5 MW
of power.