Lok Sabha Question No. 785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-07
Subject: Gorakhpur Atomic Power Plant
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.785 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2018

## GORAKHPUR ATOMIC POWER PLANT

## 785.   SHRI DEEPENDER SINGH HOODA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of the construction of the Gorakhpur Atomic Power Plant (GAPP)  in the State of Haryana;
- (b) the status of the land acquisition proceeding of the said power plant;
- (c) the time by which phase-I of the said plant is likely to be completed;
- (d) the fund allocated and investment made by the Government in this regard;
- (e) the direct and indirect employment likely to be generated from the said plant; and
- (f) the CSR activity undertaken by the Department of Atomic Energy at the Gorakhpur  village in the State of Haryana?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)&(b) Land required for setting up of the project is acquired and work of preparation of the site is in final stages, namely, development of infrastructure at site and tendering of equipment  and components  are at various stages. The excavation  clearance  for  the  project  is  accorded  recently  by  the  Atomic Energy  Regulatory  Board  (AERB).  This  will  follow  the  start  of  excavation work at the site.
- (c) The first  phase  is  comprising  of  Unit-1  (700  MW)  and  Unit-2  (700  MW)  of Gorakhpur  Haryana  Anu  Vidhyut  Pariyojna  (GHAVP).  The  work  on  the project will start with the First Pour of Concrete [FPC (the zero date of start of construction)] in the year 2019. The commencement of commercial operation reckoned with the FPC is five and half years for the first unit and followed by the second unit after one year.

- (d) The government has accorded financial sanction of ₹ 20594 crore for setting up  GHAVP  Units-1&2  (2X700  MW).  The  cumulative  capital  expenditure incurred upto December-2017 is ₹1031 crore.
- (e) The project will bring in large investment in the region and thereby resulting in  enhanced economic activity providing  opportunities to the locals through direct and indirect employment and businesses. Coupled with this, there will be  significant  opportunities  for  self-employment.  A  large  number  of  people will also get employment with the contractors engaged in implementation of the project, for supply of goods and services thereby generating jobs in the surrounding areas, mainly benefitting the locals.
- (f) Nuclear  Power  Corporation of India Limited  (NPCIL)  pursues welfare activities in and around its Nuclear Power Plants in four major areas. These welfare activities are essentially identified in consultation with the representatives  of  local  population  and  state  machinery  based  on  their identified needs.  The proposal, based on the above, are scrutinised with a multi-tier review and  approval by the Board, in  accordance  with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.  The four major areas are, support to education,  including  skill  development;  health  and  sanitation;  infrastructure development  and  environmental  sustainability.    Under  the  neighbourhood welfare  programmes  at  GHAVP,  some  of  the  key  initiatives  taken  up  by NPCIL  are,  support  to  the  meritorious students by way  of  award  of scholarship,  pedagogical  aids,  construction  of  inter-connecting  roads  within the area, construction of toilets in schools and public places, including some Panchayats and mid-day meal shelters in the schools.  Special efforts were also  made,  based  on  the  need  identified  by  the  locals,  for  construction  of cow-sheds  and  renovation  of  gaushalas.  The  welfare  programme  also focused on providing assistive devices to the specially abled persons in the area.  More welfare works are identified as an ongoing exercise in the above referred areas under CSR.  These include, augmentation of construction of toilet blocks in schools, providing of equipment for gymnasium in Gorakhpur State Stadium, construction of drinking water tanks, etc.

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