Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh launched a series of new projects in the state.
He laid foundation stones and inaugurated more than 50 new projects in Kullu and Kinnaur.
He laid foundation stones and inaugurated more than 50 new projects in Kullu and Kinnaur.
- In Kinnaur, he launched the first phase of the ongoing Kashang hydel (65 MW) project.
- The work on the integrated Kashang Project was started in 2009 by the Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation.
- This project had undergone many hurdles including environmental clearance.
- The project has estimated capacity of 195 MW but due to an ongoing dispute in the National Green Tribunal, only 65 MW power can be produced.
About Himachal Pradesh
- Himachal Pradesh is a state of India located in Northern India.
- The name was coined from Sanskrit Him means 'snow' and achal means 'land' or 'abode', by Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma, one of the state's most eminent Sanskrit scholars
- According to a latest 2017 survey by an international organization, Himachal Pradesh was ranked least corrupt state in the country.
- Tribes such as the Koili, Hali, Dagi, Dhaugri, Dasa, Khasa, Kinnar, and Kirat are inhabitants of this state from the prehistoric era
- Its capital is Shimla
- Its governor is Acharya Dev Vrat.
- It has 4 Parliamentary constituency.
