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  • Mega Hydropower Project Costing $2.6 Billion To Start Near China Border

    Mega Hydropower Project Costing $2.6 Billion To Start Near China Border

    A mega hydropower project will soon be started in India that has been in the works for 20 years now. It will be a big step for the energy transition in the country.

    According to the reports, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, a state-run hydropower company will start trial runs for the Subansin Lower project in July. The Subhasin Lower Project runs through the states of Assam and Arunchal Pradesh.

    Reportedly the first unit of the mega project is expected to be commissioned in December as told by finance director Rajendra Prasad Goyal. He also said that all eight units will be commissioned by the end of 2024.

    Reports say that hydropower has the ability to quickly respond to fluctuations in electricity demands and that becomes crucial to balance the rise in intermittent generation of solar and wind power. Hydropower, with its ability to quickly respond to fluctuations in electricity demand, is seen crucial for balancing the grid as intermittent generation of solar and wind power rises.

    Reportedly making of this this project costs 212.5 billion ($2.6 billion). After eight years of suspension, the National Green Tribunal allowed the work to resume in 2019. after eight years of suspension.

    Rajendra Prasad Goyal reportedly said, “We need to get nearly 40 approvals from different departments before we start building a hydropower project. All the scrutiny should be done at this stage.” He added, “Any stoppages after the construction has begun is problematic.”

    According to the reports, the large dams are a way of boosting local economies in India, especially in the borders of China and Pakistan where the situation is tense usually. It is also said that NHPC will be ordering construction for the 2.9-gigawatt Dibang project which would be India’s biggest hydropower plant.

    Reportedly in order to encourage hydropower, the government has given clean energy status to the large dams. This would reportedly allow the provincial power distributors to prioritize hydropower over fossil fuel powered electricity while purchasing.

    Reports say that the government has agreed upon budgetary support for certain cases on civil construction and flood moderation work.

  • Shah launches ‘Vibrant Village Programme’ on China border in Arunachal

    Shah launches ‘Vibrant Village Programme’ on China border in Arunachal

    Itanagar (IANS) | Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday launched the ‘Vibrant Village Program’ (VVP) at Kibithu village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district, which shares borders with China and Myanmar. With a central share of Rs 4,800 crore, including Rs 2,500 crore specifically for road connectivity, for four financial years (2022-23 to 2025-26), VVP will be implemented in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and the Union Territory of Ladakh Will be executed in 2967 villages of 19 districts adjoining international borders.

    In the first phase, 662 border villages have been identified in four states and the Union Territory of Ladakh, including 455 villages in Arunachal Pradesh, for priority coverage. Centrally Sponsored Scheme – VVP- To improve the quality of life of the people living in the border villages, comprehensive development will be done in the identified border villages and villagers will be encouraged to live in their native places, thereby reducing migration from these villages. can be stopped and the security of the border can be increased.

    The focus areas of interventions identified for the development of villages include road connectivity, drinking water, electricity including solar and wind energy, mobile and internet connectivity, tourism centres, multi-purpose centers and health care infrastructure and wellness centres. Inaugurating the VVP from Kibithu, India’s easternmost border village, Shah said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made India’s last village the country’s first village by bringing ideological change with all-round development.

    The Home Minister said- In the last nine years, a radical change has been made in the development of the North Eastern region by the Modi government. With the surrender of over 8,000 militants and the signing of several agreements, peace and communal harmony prevail in the region. After Modi ji became the prime minister all kinds of developments including expansion of infrastructure have been done under the look-east policy of the government and the area has been transformed from problematic areas to a promising and potential area. Inter-state border disputes are also being resolved quickly.

    He said that piped water, cooking gas, all kinds of infrastructure, livelihood, energy and environment security and all other basic amenities would be ensured in the identified border villages under VVP. The Home Minister inaugurated nine micro-hydel projects of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh built under the ‘Golden Jubilee Border Illumination Programme’. These nine micro-hydroelectric projects generating 725 KW power have been set up at a cost of Rs 30 crore.

    Shah also inaugurated Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) projects to enhance infrastructure at Likabali (Arunachal Pradesh), Chhapra (Bihar), Nooranad (Kerala) and Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh). She also interacted with ITBP personnel at Kibithu and visited exhibition stalls to acquaint herself with the efforts of women from border villages.

    The exhibition was organized with products made by women members of self-help groups of border districts. On April 11, the Union Home Minister will visit Namti Maidan and pay homage at the Walong War Memorial.

    –IANS

  • India-China border now stable, situation of ’emergency control’ over: Chinese diplomat

    India-China border now stable, situation of ’emergency control’ over: Chinese diplomat

    Kolkata: The earlier situation of “emergency control” at the India-China border is a matter of the past, and overall it is stable at present, a senior Chinese diplomat said here.

    Interacting with journalists on Friday evening, Minister Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in India, Chen Jianjun, said the two Asian giants continue to maintain communication via diplomatic and military channels, promoting the transition of the border situation to “normalised management and control”.

    “The current border situation is overall stable,” he said.

    Indian and Chinese soldiers clashed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9, resulting in minor injuries to a few personnel from both sides. The clash near Yangtse in the sensitive sector took place amid the border standoff between the two sides in eastern Ladakh.

    The ties between India and China nosedived significantly following the fierce clash in Galwan Valley in June 2020 that marked the most serious military conflict between the two neighbours in decades.

    “The Chinese side has always viewed and handled China-India relations from a strategic and long-term perspective. Although the relationship faces some difficulties, China’s position has never wavered and we have been committed to pushing it back on the track of healthy and steady development,” Jianjun said.

    He said the two countries could draw strength from their ancient civilisations, and share oriental wisdom with the world, so as to jointly maintain the stability of the international order.

    “In a world intertwined with changes and chaos, China and India could speak out loud for more institutional rights of developing countries. The two countries working together will bear on the future of Asia and beyond,” he added.

    Jianjun said China supports India in fulfilling its role during its presidency of G20 and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

    “China and India’s bilateral trade continues to grow. Cultural, scientific, technological, educational and other people-to-people exchanges and cooperation resume in an orderly manner,” he said.

    The diplomat said China and India share similar positions on many regional and international issues, and have extensive common interests in South-South cooperation, development and poverty reduction, climate change and energy security.

    “We believe that China and India could find a way for the neighbouring countries to live in peace and develop together, so as to realise the ‘Asian Century’,” he added.