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New Delhi , Nov. 29

IT's an unusual pooling of resources between the railway and the power sectors.

Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL), a joint-sector hydel generation company, has entered into an agreement with the Konkan Railways to provide consultancy services for the railway-tunnelling project between Katra and Laole on the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramula rail link in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to SJVNL officials, the mandate for the company includes imparting training to Konkan Railways in preparation and supply of construction drawings of excavation and details of tunnels in different kinds of soil and rock strata.

SJVNL — a joint venture between the Union Government and the Himachal Pradesh Government — has already commissioned the 1,500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Hydro-electric project in Himachal Pradesh. The company is also providing consultancy services to other players in the hydroelectric power generation business, besides assisting the preparation of pre-feasibility reports, detailed project reports and construction of dams, tunnels and underground powerhouses.

The company is in the process of finalising the modalities to provide consultancy services to Uttaranchal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (UJVNL), Dehradun for designing a dam at river Song and various components of the Maneri Bhali hydroelectric project. SJVNL has also been approached by the Chhattisgarh Government to provide consultancy services for preparation of detailed project reports of five medium hydroelectric projects in the State.

The company's flagship project, Nathpa Jhakri, has generated over 5,500 million units of electricity, with four of the 250 mega watt units of the project currently in operation generating 750 MW of power to meet the peaking power requirements of the northern region.

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