The state-run power company, NTPC, has expressed grave concerns on the sorry state of road transport infrastructure in the country, asserting that the woeful situation severely affects capacity addition in the hydel sector of India.- According to the power major, most hydroelectric projects are located in hilly and remote areas, making it difficult for project developers to transport the needed manpower and materials without an urgent upgrade to the highways in these regions.
- NTPC has, thus, demanded that adequate roads be a pre-condition to offering any hydel project to developers. Wherever transport infrastructure is found deficient, a route survey, must be conducted to assess the cost and time frame required to construct the needed roads.
- Further, the State or Central governments, as the case may be, should be held accountable to bridge the deficiency within the timeframe stipulated by the survey.
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