Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is visiting Jhakri town in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh today to inspect Asia's biggest underground Nathpa-Jhakri hydro-power project. The project has a power generation capacity of 1500 Megawatt. <br/><br/>Mr Dahal is also expected to hold discussions on hydro-power projects in Nepal with officials of Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam, a Navratna Public Sector Undertaking. <br/>The Nigam is commissioning various hydro-power projects in several states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand and Arunachal Pradesh. <br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that elaborate security arrangements have been made for the Nepal Prime Minister's visit.
News On AIR | September 17, 2016 7:41 AM
Nepal PM visiting Jhakri town in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh to inspect Nathpa-Jhakri hydro-power project today