Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated to the country two new Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) with a capacity of 1,400 megawatts established at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Surat, Gujarat.
After addressing a gathering at Navsari, the PM reached Kakrapar village of the adjoining Surat district where the nuclear power plant is situated.
‘Notably, the new Unit 3 and Unit 4 at KAPS, each having the capacity to produce 700 MW of electricity, were built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) at a cost of over Rs 22,500 crore and they are the largest indigenous PHWRs in the country’, officials said.
On Wednesday, a PIB release said these two units are first-of-its-kind reactors and have advanced safety features comparable with the best in the world.
Together, these two reactors will produce about 10.4 billion units of clean electricity per year and will give an advantage to consumers of multiple states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, MP, Chhattisgarh, Goa and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the release said.
#WATCH | Gujarat: At a public function in Navsari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates to the nation several development projects including multiple packages of Vadodara Mumbai Expressway; multiple road projects in Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad; rural drinking water supply project… pic.twitter.com/xVm53Lntf8
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The PM started his Gujarat visit in the morning by attending the golden jubilee celebrations of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which sells dairy products under the Amul brand, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in the Motera area of Ahmedabad city.
Later, he visited Tarabh village in Mehsana district and then Navsari district, where he addressed gatherings after inaugurating as well as laying foundation stones of various development projects.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated to the nation multiple packages of the Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway, at a public function in Gujarat’s Navsari.
The development projects encompass sectors like road, rail, energy, health, internet connectivity, urban development, water supply and tourism. PM Modi dedicated to the nation multiple packages of Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway; multiple road projects in Bharuch, Navsari, and Valsad; a rural drinking water supply project in Tapi; and an underground drainage project in Bharuch, among other projects.
PM Modi also laid the foundation stone of the first PM Mega Integrated Textile Regions and Apparel (MITRA) Park at Vansi Borsi village in Navsari.
The first section of 31 km from Manubar to Sampa has been constructed at a cost of over ₹2,400 crore. The second section is about 32 km long from Sampa to Padra, constructed at a cost of over ₹3,200 crore, and the third is 23 km long from Padra to Vadodara, constructed at a cost of over ₹4,300 crore.
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