Ramesh Chennithala demands high-level probe into reasons for delay in govt. takeover of Maniyar hydro project in Kerala

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) mislaid ₹56 crore connected relationship of the 14-month hold successful taking implicit the Maniyar tiny hydroelectric task (SHEP) from Carborundum Universal Ltd., elder Congress person Ramesh Chennithala alleged connected Thursday. He demanded a high-level probe into the reasons for the hold successful taking implicit the 12 MW unit.

The 30-year Build, Own, Operate, Transfer (BOOT) declaration with Carborundum had expired successful December 2024. Instead of allowing the KSEB to presume power of the 12 MW portion past and there, the authorities had permitted the backstage institution to proceed generating powerfulness and selling it.