Hydro projects in Bhutan to save 11 mn metric tonnes of carbon

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Last Updated : Sep 26 2015 | 1:22 PM IST
India-supported hydro projects in Bhutan, when completed, would save 11 million metric tonnes of carbon, an Indian diplomat said after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Bhutanese counterpart here.
Modi met Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on the sidelines of the annual UN General Assembly session after his address to the UN Sustainable Development Summit, a speech which the Bhutanese leader said was "visionary".
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup told reporters yesterday that the two leaders voiced appreciation on the India-supported hydro-product projects in Bhutan progressing very well.
"Once all of them come on stream, 80 per cent of power from these projects would be exported to India and we would be saving 11 million metric tonnes carbon," Swarup said.
Tobgay also voiced Bhutan's support for a permanent seat for India at a reformed UN Security Council.
"Bhutan said it is an anomaly that a country like India is still not a permanent member" of the Council, Swarup said.
The two sides discussed, sustainable development goals, climate change, progress on small development projects that India is implementing in Bhutan and the potential of tourism to become another strong bridge in Indo-Bhutanese ties.
Tobgay said time has now come to broaden the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal (BBIN) Initiative beyond the motorways.
"We could now start looking at other projects in other sectors as well," Swarup quoted the Bhutanese leader as saying.
Modi then met Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, who expressed keenness in moving cooperation with India at a much faster pace.
Swarup said Modi invited Sweden to become a partner in the government initiatives like 'Make in India', 'Skills India' and 'Smart City'. He also outlined opportunities for Swedish investments in areas like railways, renewable energy.
The two leaders also had a "substantive discussion" on terror group ISIS and how it is impacting countries like Sweden and other European nations.
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First Published: Sep 26 2015 | 1:22 PM IST