NEW DELHI, May 27 � Union Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal today said that work on the stalled 2000-MW Subansiri Hydro-electric Power Project is likely to resume soon.
Goyal, who was addressing a press conference to highlight the achievements of his Ministry during the last one year, said the government was very conscious of its responsibilities towards the environment. Development of hydel projects was a sensitive issue, particularly in Assam, where some organisations were agitating, he pointed out.
�This government immediately called a meeting of all the agitating organisations in Delhi. At least 27 organisations and over 100 people were invited from Assam and two-day extensive discussions were held. As a responsible government we heard their concerns,� he said.
�An oversight committee was set up with experts from the State government and Central government. Soon work on the Subansiri hydro-power project will start,� the Union Power Minister said.
As reported, an expert committee comprising eight members, four each representing the State and the Centre, was proposed to be constituted on December 11 last to study the project.
The decision was reached at a consultative meeting convened by the Union Ministry of Power to break the stalemate over the Subansiri project, that has been stalled for the last three years.
The meeting was chaired by Goyal and co-chaired by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal.
The meeting was attended by representatives of 29 organisations including AASU, AJYCP, KMSS, besides 23 ethnic groups. It was also joined by 10 MPs representing all the political parties.
The Subansiri hydro-power project suspended work in December 2011 following agitations. The National Hydro-Power Corporation Limited, which is executing the work, had completed about 60 per cent of the project work.
NEW DELHI, May 27 � Union Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal today said that work on the stalled 2000-MW Subansiri Hydro-electric Power Project is likely to resume soon.
Goyal, who was addressing a press conference to highlight the achievements of his Ministry during the last one year, said the government was very conscious of its responsibilities towards the environment. Development of hydel projects was a sensitive issue, particularly in Assam, where some organisations were agitating, he pointed out.
�This government immediately called a meeting of all the agitating organisations in Delhi. At least 27 organisations and over 100 people were invited from Assam and two-day extensive discussions were held. As a responsible government we heard their concerns,� he said.
�An oversight committee was set up with experts from the State government and Central government. Soon work on the Subansiri hydro-power project will start,� the Union Power Minister said.
As reported, an expert committee comprising eight members, four each representing the State and the Centre, was proposed to be constituted on December 11 last to study the project.
The decision was reached at a consultative meeting convened by the Union Ministry of Power to break the stalemate over the Subansiri project, that has been stalled for the last three years.
The meeting was chaired by Goyal and co-chaired by Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal.
The meeting was attended by representatives of 29 organisations including AASU, AJYCP, KMSS, besides 23 ethnic groups. It was also joined by 10 MPs representing all the political parties.
The Subansiri hydro-power project suspended work in December 2011 following agitations. The National Hydro-Power Corporation Limited, which is executing the work, had completed about 60 per cent of the project work.
