PM likely to inaugurate BHEL second unit in Tiruchirapalli

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to inaugurate the second unit of state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) in Tiruchirapalli by the end of this month, a top company official said here today.     

"The Rs 750 crore plant is ready and we are waiting for dates from the Prime Minister's Office to confirm his visit to Tiruchirapalli to inaugurate the plant," BHEL Tiruchirapalli complex Executive Director V Ananthakrishnan told reporters here.     

He said other Union ministers are also expected to participate in the inaugural function.     

To a query on how many employees they would recruit for the plant, he said it would be based upon the requirement.     

"Already we are recruiting 1,000 candidates per year and this year too we will recruit another 1000," he said, adding they would continue to recruit candidates at the same pace over the next three years.      

Ananthakrishnan was here to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, on research and development in various projects.