BHEL flags off consignment for Bhutan power project

The first consignment of 6X200 MW Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project, Bhutan was dispatched from BHEL, Bhopal on Monday. Executive director (ED) BHEL S S Gupta flagged off the consignment in a simple ceremony here. The dispatch documents were handed over to the transporter, Ms Parvat Road Carriers by Subhas Saxena G M, CDC in presence of Gupta. An official BHEL release said that this is the first major international contract finalized by CDC, BHEL, Bhopal. This contract assumes significance due to the fact that apart from Punatsagchhu-I, BHEL, Bhopal shall also be supplying equipments for Punatsangchhu-II (6X170 MW) and Mangdechhu (4X180 MW) contract projects in the near future. The contract shall involve transportation of large ODC consignments to difficult mountainous terrain of Bhutan. more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/BHEL-flags-off-consignment-for-Bhutan-power-project/articleshow/16831327.cms