A memorandum of understanding has been signed for the construction of the 300-MW Lakhwar Multi-Purpose project in the Upper Yamuna Basin of India.
According to a release from the Press Information Bureau of the Government of India, the MOU was signed by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shipping and Road Transport & Highways; and the chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi and Himachal Pradesh.
Construction is expected to cost INR3966.51 crore (US$56 million). The power component is expected to cost INR1388.28 crore (US$19.6 million) and this cost will be borne totally by the Uttarakhand government, which will also get the total power generation benefit once the project is complete.
Lakhwar will consist of a 204-m-high concrete dam near Lohari village in Dehadrun district of Uttarakhand. It will provide a live storage capacity of 330.66 million cubic meters. This will provide irrigation for 33,780 hectares of land and provide 78.83 million cubic meters of water for domestic, drinking and industrial use.
