Two plots of land in Dhubri and Goalpara have been identified for setting up a 3,000-MW thermal power project, with foundation for it likely to be laid by November, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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He said though the State government was mulling establishing the project in Kokrajhar to ensure greater benefits for the district, it is unlikely to push for it as a section of people has blamed the dispensation of "trying to take away tribal land".
"This 3,000-MW thermal power project will be coming up in our state. A sum of ₹40,000 crore will be spent on it and the tender will be issued soon," Mr. Sarma said at a press conference here on Sunday.
He said the Assam government had mooted allocating the project to Kokrajhar so that it can reap benefits of a major investment, which is set to create one lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities.
