India’s Bhutan hydel project ready-Cooperation in Mangdechhu power project a sign of strong ties: Vijay Gokhale
- India is expected to commission a major hydropower project in Bhutan in the coming weeks, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said.
- Delivering a speech on India-Bhutan relations, the top diplomat said cooperation in the hydropower sector was a sign of strength of the time-tested ties between the two countries.
- This year it is anticipated to commission the flagship 750 megawatt Mangdechhu hydropower project, said the Foreign Secretary assuring Bhutan of India’s commitment to work with the Himalayan country.
Adapting to the times
- The Mangdechhu project was bagged by the Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) and it will be implemented on a bilateral basis.
- Commissioning of the project will mark a highpoint in bilateral ties in the coming months.
- The Foreign Secretary’s comments came at the end of a conference organised by the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) that was organised to mark half century of diplomatic ties between Delhi and Thimphu.
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