BiharCM Nitish Kumar dedicated to the nation the NTPCs three power generating units of total 1,160 MW capacity at Barauni andBarh, in the presence of Union minister of power and new & R K Singh.
The power generating units which were dedicated to the nation are Stage-II 500 MW (2 X 250 MW) of NTPC Barauni Thermal Power Station (BTPS) and Unit No-1 (660 MW) of NTPC Barh Super Thermal Power Station (BSTPS).
Nitish also inspected different works and ongoing projects in the premise of the BSTPS which was set up at his personal efforts.
Before taking over as the Bihar CM in November, 2005, Nitish used to represent Barh constituency in the Lok Sabha. He was elected as theLok Sabhamember from Barh for consecutive five times since 1989.
Addressing a function at Barh after dedicating the unit no-1 (660 MW) of the BSTPS to the nation, Bihar CM said that one of the three proposed units of 660 MW started generating power from November 12. But it was formally inaugurated today. The second unit will be inaugurated next year, while the third unit will start power generation a year after the next year, Nitish said.