India to set up 2 hydropower engineering colleges

The Himachal Pradesh government would set up two hydro power engineering colleges in Shimla and Bilaspur districts.

This was disclosed by Irrigation and Public Health minister Ravinder Singh Ravi while addressing at the annual function of Government Degree College at Dhaliara yesterday.

He said the twinhydropowerengineering college would be set up with the help of NHPC, SJVNL and NTPC.

These colleges would provide opportunities to youths of the state to shape their future within the state, he said.

There is a growing requirement of engineers in the hydropower projects.

He said in order to provide quality education to the students during the last three years ten universities in private sector and a technical university in government sector was established in the state.

Stressing upon the protection of the environment and water preservation, Mr Ravi said educational institutions had been involved in nine point campaign to reach common people through student community.