PM lays foundation stone of 2,800MW N-power plant in Haryana

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Press Trust of India Gorakhpur (Har)
Last Updated : Jan 13 2014 | 5:12 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today laid the foundation stone for a 2,800 megawatt nuclear power plant near Gorakhpur village in the Fatehabad district of Haryana.
The Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojna project will have four units, each of 700-MW capacity, and is to come up at a cost Rs 23,502 crore.
Among those present on the occasion were Haryana Governor, Jagannath Pahadia, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Union Minister Kumari Selja and Sirsa MP, Ashok Tanwar.
A total of 1,503 acres of land has been acquired for the plant, of which the lion's share of 1,313 acres belongs to Gorakhpur village. The entire land was acquired from 847 families.
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First Published: Jan 13 2014 | 5:12 PM IST

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