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New Delhi, Aug 3: A failure analysis committee has been set up to ascertain reasons for GSLV crash last month, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
The committee which has been set up with experts from ISRO, academia and national research laboratory to ascertain the reasons for failure of GSLV-F02 is expected to submit its findings within a month, Minister of State in the Prime Minister`s office Prithviraj Chavan said in a written reply.
While there is disappointment at the failure of the GSLV, scientists are aware of the risks involved in the complex technology and are determined to overcome the problem and continue to work with renewed vigour, he said.
"The failure of GSLV-F02 mission will not affect on-going programmes of ISRO such as CartoSat-2 launch with PSLV-C7, development of GSLV-MKIII and Chandrayaan-I programme," Chavan told nominated member Shobhana Bhartia in a written reply.
The current failure is only a setback on the GSLV programme, the minister said.
He said as many as 20 vehicles have been flown since 1980 including the recent flight of GSLV-F02, adding out of these, 4 flights have been failure.
New transmission system for nuke reactors in Rajasthan
The government plans to set up a transmission system to supply electricity from two new nuclear reactors being built in Rajasthan, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
Minister of State in the PMO Prithviraj Chavan said in a written reply that the system, to be installed by Power Grid Corporation of India at a cost of Rs 500 crore, is scheduled for completion in March 2008, he said.
The transmission system will supply power from two new nuclear reactors of 220 mw each (Rajasthan Atomic Power Project Plants Five and Six).
There are now four nuclear power reactors in Rajasthan with a total capacity of 740 mw that have their own transmission system.
He also informed the house that commercial operations by the third unit of Tarapur Atomic Power Project (TAPP) is expected to begin in August, increasing the project`s capacity from 3,360 mw to 3,900 mw.
Chavan said power from TAPP has been allocated to States and Union Territories in the western region -- Maharashtra (393 mw), Gujarat (274 mw), Madhya Pradesh (180 mw), Chhattisgarh (48 mw), Goa (11 mw), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Seven mw), Daman and Diu (Five mw) -- and 162 mw was still unallocated.
Replying to another question, he said production has been stopped in the first unit of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant at Rawatbhata since October 2004.
The unit was shut down for a "detailed assessment of its health" and to carry out a techno-economic evaluation for its refurbishment, Chavan said. It would be premature to fix any timeframe for the commencement of operations by the unit as the evaluation is still underway, he said.
City to get large water plant ahead of Commonwealth Games
The construction of a major water treatment plant and dedicated power supply stations are part of an action plan prepared by Delhi government to give the city a facelift ahead of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
The government has prepared an integrated action plan for the games and a core group of officers will oversee its implementation, Minister of State for Urban Development Ajay Maken told Rajya Sabha today in a written reply.
The action plan includes construction of a one million gallon a day (MGD) water treatment plant and a one MGD sewerage treatment plant at the Commonwealth Games village, he said.
Upgradation of water supply and sewerage system at all the games venues, building dedicated power stations, construction of a link road from the games village to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, building flyovers and renovation and development of bus terminals are also part of the plan.
Also envisaged is the deployment of high-capacity buses and extension of metro services.
The various projects are at different stages of planning and preparation of estimates, he said. |
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