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Hamirpur, July 5
Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) has started the construction on the 66 megawatt Dhaula Sidh hydro power project on the Beas near here. The company undertook first blasting for the construction of diversion tunnel on July 2.
First in district
Once completed, it will be the first power project in the district
It is learnt that the company has also started site development on the spot. Some of the approach roads had already been constructed. Significantly, the power project on the Beas at Dhaula Sidh was conceived by late Babu Ram Mandyal, the then MLA from Nadaun constituency, in 1998 and the then Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal initiated preparation of the Detailed Project Report of the project.