NEDUNUR(Karimnagar district)/ ADILABAD: Chief Minister K Rosaiah has denied that he was biased on the issues of adminstration and allocation of funds to various regions in the district.
All are equal to me, he said.
KARIMNAGAR: He was addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone and inaugurating a pylon of the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (AP Genco)’s 700 MW gasbased power plant first phase at Nedunur in Thimmapur mandal today. Clearing the confusion on the capacity of the plant, Rosaiah said the total capacity of the power plant was 2100 MW and it will be completed within three years at an estimated cost of Rs 9000 crore, he said.
This project, he said, was actually envisaged by late chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy. Once completed, he said, it would provide power to life irrigation projects, domestic and industrial purposes.
A total of 14000 MW power is generated through various projects in the State. Of this, Genco’s share is 7600 MW, he said claiming that the Congress Government, since coming to power in 2004, had played a major role in the development of the Corporation (Genco) even though it was a private sector.
On the issue of regional differences, the chief minister said everybody had the right to express their views and stage protest demonstrations but they should be carried out peacefully. “It should not obstruct the development of the State,’’ he said.
Responding to an appeal by Karimnagar MP Ponnam Prabhakar, the chief minister promised to sanction a Nursing College to Karimnagar.
Ministers D Sridharbabu, J Krishna Rao, Danam Nagender, Peddapalli MP Vivekanand, District Collector Sandeep Kumar Sultania, ZP chairman A Laxman Kumar, MLC Bhanu Prasada Rao, former ministers Jeevan Reddy, J Ratnakar Rao and MLAs were also present.
Earlier, Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh hoped that the Genco would be able to generate an additional 1200 MW power by October 2010. He promised to extend all help for the completion of the gas-based power project drawing on his experience as Power Minister in the past.
ADILABAD: Chief Minister K Rosaiah also laid foundation stone for 600 MW thermal power plant, the first of its kind in the history of Singareni Collieries Company Limited.
Addressing a public meeting after the programme at Jaipur mandal headquarters, Roshaiah said the SCCL has planned to set up 600 MW power plant, under the first phase, at an estimated cost of Rs 2700 crore. It will supply 450 MW power to discom and the remaining 150 MW to the SCCL for its use. Later, the plant will be expanded to produce 1200 MW, he said.
The new power plant, Rosaiah said, will give priority to local unemployed youth with regard to jobs, both skilled and unskilled.
Stating that the local elected representatives have brought the issue of water scarcity in Mandamarri and Bellampalli mandals to his notice, the chief minister promised to resolve the problems soon.
–Agencies