New Delhi: AK Singh, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD), NHPC, has handed over payment intimation advice of rupees one crore to Jai Ram Thakur, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh as NHPC’s contribution towards the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF).

CMRF is used when natural calamities or tragedy strike the state and is provided to affected residents for immediate relief to minimize the grief and loss of the people. It is also utilized for humanitarian purposes in adverse circumstances.

Chief Minister Thakur also asked CMD to expedite works related to the 500 MW Dugar hydroelectric project in the state and assured his support to NHPC in various clearances towards the early implementation of the project.

The Chief Minister also asked NHPC to take up pumped storage projects in the state. During the meeting, Ram Subhag Singh, Chief Secretary, Government of Himachal Pradesh, was also present on the occasion. /BI/