New Delhi: Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi visited Ghatampur-Kanpur based Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (NUPPL) on Saturday and held a review meeting with the officials, said the Ministry in a statement. "Coal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena accompanied the minister and assessed progress of the project."

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Joshi said that all the equipment and machinery in such a big plant have been manufactured under Make in India. He told that 85 percent work has been done so far, and work is going on in the remaining three departments of the plant. The Minister also planted saplings in the NUPPL premises," said the statement.

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NUPPL, a coal based super critical Thermal Power Plant is a joint venture of Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited. The Minister said that for the purpose of inaugurating the first unit in July, the CMD of the Neyveli Lignite has been directed to submit a detailed review report in every 15 days. Joshi further added that the work of railway line, water supply has also been completed. He said that power is a very important requirement for development.

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