The National Thermal Power Corporation today said it remained committed to Katwa thermal power plant in West Bengal and a detailed roadmap would be revealed shortly.
Saying the proposal will be placed before the board shortly, NTPC chairman Arup Roychowdhury said, " We are committed to respecting the land policy of the state government. How we will do it will be know to you shortly."
He had also met the state power minister Manish Gupta last evening and informed they were planning to begin work on the project.
"He had met me last evening and informed that NTPC was planning to begin work on the project and they have not raised any concerns on land," Gupta told PTI.
The NTPC a few months back had said that unless 150 acre of land is not arranged by the state government it was not possible to go ahead with the project.
But, now NTPC officials have received good response from the land-owners of the 150 acres and the company was has began the process of acquisition of its own without government involvement.
NTPC was planning for 1320 MW thermal power project nad has some 550 acres of land acquired by the previous Left Front government.
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