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The Hindu
24-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Puducherry urges Centre to continue with additional power allocation till September
The Puducherry government has requested the Centre to continue with the additional allocation of 105 MW of power till September this year. In a representation to Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal Khattar, Home Minister A. Namassivayam said the Centre has allocated 105 MW of power to the Union Territory till May 31 for meeting the electricity requirements during summer. 'As there is no significant power generation within UT of Puducherry, I kindly request you to continue the availability of the additional power as allocated till September,' the representation said. Mr. Namassivayam has requested the Centre to consider the UT's demand of additional 80 MW through General Network Access. For Puducherry, the present total load transfer capability from the Southern Grid is 540 MW, he noted. He wanted the Neyveli Lignite Corporation to complete the works for installing additional interconnecting transformer at NLC to ensure power reliability in UT. As part of improving the power infrastructure in Puducherry, the Minister said the UT was taking steps to establish new sub stations, augmenting 230 KV and 110 KV sub stations. It was also taking steps to strengthen internal transmission grid, procure 50 MW of power from NTPC, Telangana, 100 MW from NLC ,Talibara and 50 MW from Kudankulam Unit-3 and 4 to meet additional power requirements, he said.
The Hindu
15-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
BJP holds rally in support of armed forces
Ministers and legislators belonging to the BJP on Thursday took out a rally in support of the Indian armed forces for their military strikes against Pakistan in response to the terror attack in Pahalgam. Led by MP and BJP president S. Selvaganabathy, Ministers, legislators, BJP functionaries, ex-servicemen, students and the general public participated in the rally from Old Bus Stand to the Old Court Complex. Home Minister A. Namassivayam and Minister A.K. Sai J. Saravanan Kumar were among those who took part in the rally. After the rally, Mr. Namassivayam said the Centre government had 'properly responded' to the terror attack in Pahalgam. 'We are with the armed forces of the country, and we will fully support Prime Minister Narendra Modi for whatever stern actions the government contemplates against Pakistan and terrorism,' he said.
