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Projects Database: Himachal Pradesh
Fact File
Capital: Shimla
Area: 55,673 sq. km.
Population: 6,077,248
Himachal Pradesh, situated at the foot of the Himalayas is a picturesque
state with abundant water resources. The state is almost entirely mountainous
with altitudes ranging from 460 to 6600 metres above sea level. Agriculture and
tourism drive the economy of the state.
Projects Investment in Himachal Pradesh
According to the 24th Quarterly Survey of Projects Investment conducted by
Projects Today, as of 30 September 2006, the state had 357 projects worth
Rs.49,032
crore in various stages of planning and implementation. The state also enjoyed a
high projects implementation ratio of 67.6 per cent, as against the
national average ratio of 44.0 per cent.
The HP government has taken steps to exploit the hydro-electric potential of
the state. As a result, most of the investment proposed in the state is in hydel
power projects. While state and central government agencies are largely
concentrating on mega hydel projects, the private sector is being roped in to
execute the mini and micro hydel segment and other industries.
Ten Projects
in Himachal Pradesh
The top ten
Projects currently underway in the State are:
| Promoter |
Project |
Industry |
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NTPC
Ltd.
|
Koldam
Hydel Power
|
Hydel
Based Power
|
|
Jaypee
Karcham Hydro Co. Ltd.
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Karcham
Wangtu Hydel Power
|
Hydel
Based Power
|
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National
Hydroelectric Power Corpn. Ltd.
|
Parbati
Hydel Power Stage
II
|
Hydel
Based Power
|
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National
Hydroelectric Power Corpn. Ltd.
|
Parbati
Hydel Power Stage
III
|
Hydel
Based Power
|
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Satluj
Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd.
|
Rampur
(HP) Hydel Power
|
Hydel
Based Power
|
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National
Hydroelectric Power Corpn. Ltd.
|
Chamera
III/ Hibra Hydel Power
|
Hydel
Based Power
|
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Power
Grid Corpn. of India Ltd.
|
Nathpa
Jhakri Transmission Line
|
Power
Distribution
|
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Vardhman
Textiles Ltd.
|
Cotton
Yarn (Baddi) -
Expansion
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Cotton
& Blended Yarn
|
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Border
Roads Organisation
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Tunnel
(Rohtang Pass)
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Roadways
|
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Government
of Himachal Pradesh
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Renuka
Dam Irrigation
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Irrigation
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