Explained: For 25 yrs, coal powered this plant, now some want to fire it with paddy stubble
On Monday, the state government decided that the Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA) would take over 1,320 acres of the Guru Nanak Dev Bathinda thermal plant amid protests from the Opposition. RAAKHI JAGGA takes a look at the history of the thermal plant and the challenges that lie ahead:
When was the Bathinda thermal plant constructed?
The foundation stone of the thermal plant was laid in November 1969 by then Chief Minister Justice Gurnam Singh. He was the first SAD chief minister. As the foundation stone was laid in the month of Guru Nanak’s birth, the plant was named Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant (GNDTP).
