indire gandhi super thermal power project jhajjar

Sept. 18 – Aravali Power Company Pvt. Ltd. (APCPL), ajoint venture of Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (HPGCL),Govt. of Delhi and NTPC has initiated various developmental andwelfare activities in the area surrounding Indira Gandhi Super ThermalPower Project Jhajjar, as a part of its corporate socialresponsibility.A spokesman of HPGCL said here today that Community DevelopmentProgramme (CDP) for the larger community interest and for addressingthe critical needs of the villages has been formulated. A VillageDevelopment Advisory Committee (VDAC) comprising representatives fromdistrict administration, neighborhood villages and APCPL has beensetup for the development of four villages namely Jharli, KhanpurKhurd, Goriya and Mohanbari in the first phase. These villages wouldbe developed as model villages and shall have all the facilities asper the State policy.In its first meeting the Committee discussed the requirements of thevillagers and various modalities for implementation and asked thevarious village representatives and Panchayat officers to give theirconsent on the matter. The spokesman added that a sum of Rs. 4.60crore has been sanctioned for strengthening the local power supplydistribution system of 22 villages and estimate for the same is beingprepared by the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam. The Nigam hasstarted implementation of high voltage distribution system to ensureuninterrupted power supply with better voltage in the villages ofdistrict Jhajjar.APCPL would also be promoting various income generating schemes forland contributors such as award of petty contracts, allotment of shopsin township, vehicle hiring, allotment of PCOs/Internet kiosks,allotment of canteen, newspaper vending, courier and thickeningservices, water carriers and local transportation, etc.It has also proposed to provide financial assistance in the form ofscholarship/ reimbursement of tuition fees of the children of thesevillages and supplying of books for weaker sections. It is alsoplanning to adopt two Industrial Training Institute at villagesMatanhail and Jhajjar which are under construction. The company isalso arranging medical checkup camps for the people.He also said that such activities are also being initiated for allpower Generation Stations in Haryana.