Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb called on the Union Minister of State(I/C) for Power and New & Renewable Energy and requested for extension of power sharing agreement for sale of 160 MW of power to Bangladesh beyond March ,2021.
Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb also requested for approval for relocating a transit camp at Churilam under NER Power System Improvement Project(NERPSIP), continuation of 132 KV transmission line from Palatana to Surjamaninagar during the up gradation of Surjamani nagar sub-station to 400 KV and continued evacuation of power to Bangladesh from Surjamaninagar (TSECL) Sub-station through the existing 132 KV line.
Union Minister assured of full support of the Ministry to the above proposals.