Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 26: On second day of his visit to the frontier areas of Baramulla district, Governor N N Vohra today visited Kaman Aman Setu, the point at which the passengers to Muzaffarabad and the trans-LoC trade load carriers cross over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The GOC 19 Infantry Division, Major General Bipin Rawat and Brigadier B S Raju, Brigade Commander of 12 Infantry Brigade briefed the Governor about the security situation in Uri sector and beyond.
The Governor, who was accompanied by first lady, Usha Vohra, interacted with the officers and jawans. He lauded the officers and men of the Indian Army for guarding the frontiers of the country in challenging conditions, far away from their homes, adding that the entire nation is proud of their devotion and commitment.
Meanwhile, Mr Vohra took stock of the pace of work on the execution of 240 MW Uri-II Hydel Power Project being constructed by the NHPC on river Jehlum near Uri at the originally estimated cost of Rs 1724.79 crore, which has since crossed Rs 1800 crore.
At a meeting with the management of the NHPC, the Governor was briefed by Harish Kumar, General Manager, NHPC, Uri-II Hydel Project about the status of completion of various components of the project, which included the dam, open channel, de-silting basin, head race tunnel, tail race tunnel and other salient features.
Mr Kumar informed the Governor that the first 60 MW unit of this Hydel Project will be commissioned in January 2013, while the remaining three units of an equal capacity will be commissioned at monthly intervals thereafter.
The Governor also witnessed a documentary film on the varied features of this run-of-the-river project.
Interacting with the General Manager and other officers of the NHPC, the Governor said that electricity is the key to economic growth and rapid development. In this context, he expressed concern over the factors, which had led to the delay in the commissioning of this vital project, causing denial of the much needed power to the State and a monthly loss of Rs 40 crore to the nation.
Later, the Governor visited the underground Power House of the 480 MW Uri-I Hydel Project at Rajarwani, which was commissioned in 1997.
He was briefed by N S Parameshwaran, Chief Engineer, NHPC, about the functioning of the Hydel Project. The Governor inspected the functioning of MM Control Unit, computerized system and other components of this Power House.
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