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COVER STORY | Pragati Platform

PROJECT PROJECT

Kameng Hydro Power Jaipur-Sikar-Churu
Gauge Conversion

Sanction PRAGATI Date Sanction PRAGATI Date
November 2004 June 24, 2015 2008-09 September 28, 2016

Hurdles: Land Acquisition, Forests, Wildlife, and Hurdles: Forest, wildlife, environment
Environment.

Cost Completion date Cost Completion date
₹8,458.95 crore Feb 10, 2021 ₹1,222 crore April 25, 2019

Enabled the operation of trains up to 1,500
The Kameng Hydropower Project has metres long. Freight-carrying capacity per train
Benefits made Arunachal Pradesh a power-surplus Benefits increased from approximately 5,000 metric
state in the country. Furthermore, it has
begun supplying surplus electricity to the tonnes to approximately 13,000 metric tonnes.
regional and national grids. PROJECT

Jabalpur-Gondia
285 km Gauge Conversion

Sanction Date PRAGATI Date
Jan 17, 2003 March 23, 2016

Hurdles: Problems related to land acquisition,
forests, wildlife, and environmental clearances.
PROJECT Cost Completion date

Pare Hydroelectric Power ₹1,990.98 crore Mar 21, 2021

(110 MW) NEEPCO Limited The project provides easy passenger and

Sanction PRAGATI Date Benefits freight connectivity from Jabalpur to
major metro cities without transshipment,
Nov 26, 2008 Dec 27, 2015 reducing travel time and logistics costs. It
also enhances access to markets, healthcare,
Hurdles: Forest, wildlife, environmental, and education, and district hubs for the tribal and
right-of-way issues. forested areas of eastern Madhya Pradesh.

Cost Completion date
₹1656.74 crore May 24, 2018

The hydropower potential of the Seven
Benefits Sisters states of the Northeast has
undergone a major transformation. Helps
meet India’s ambitious clean energy goals.

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