{"id":4776,"date":"2025-07-02T11:13:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=4776"},"modified":"2025-07-02T11:13:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:43:19","slug":"union-minister-shri-manohar-lal-visits-gorakhpur-haryana-anu-vidyut-pariyojana-ghavp-reviews-progress-of-strategic-nuclear-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=4776","title":{"rendered":"Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal Visits Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP); Reviews Progress of Strategic Nuclear Project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal Visits Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP); Reviews Progress of Strategic Nuclear Project<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
Posted On: 14 JUN 2025 4:40PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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Union Minister for Power, Shri Manohar Lal, visited the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) today to review the progress of the nuclear power project being implemented by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) under the Department of Atomic Energy.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The project involves setting up 4 x 700 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) Once completed, 50% of the electricity generated will be allocated to the state of Haryana, significantly boosting the state\u2019s energy capacity.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Current Status:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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  • Unit-1 Milestones:<\/strong><\/span>
    \n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
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    • First Pour of Concrete is targeted by October 2025<\/strong><\/span>
      \n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
    • First Criticality by June 2030<\/strong><\/span>
      \n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
    • Commercial Operation expected by March 2031<\/strong><\/span>
      \n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Unit-2 will follow with a 6-month gap from Unit-1.<\/strong><\/span>
      \n\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      CSR and Outreach:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

      The Minister was also apprised of NPCIL\u2019s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. A total of \u20b975 crore has been spent on community development activities such as construction of roads, schools, provision of medical vans, and development of an Astro Turf Hockey Ground. Skill development initiatives and public awareness programs have also been conducted in schools, NCC camps, and civil service training programs.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      The \u201cAtom on Wheels\u201d mobile exhibition van was highlighted as a key outreach initiative to educate and engage the public on nuclear energy and safety.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      Shri Manohar Lal appreciated NPCIL\u2019s efforts and reiterated the importance of nuclear power in achieving clean, safe, and reliable energy for the nation\u2019s future.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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      Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal Visits Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP); Reviews Progress of Strategic Nuclear Project Posted On: 14 JUN 2025 4:40PM by PIB Delhi Union Minister for Power, Shri Manohar Lal, visited the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) today to review the progress of the nuclear power project being implemented by …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4776"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4778,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4776\/revisions\/4778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}