North India's first nuclear plant

• North India's first nuclear plant will be set up in Gorakhpur, Haryana.

• Nuclear plants are mostly confined to southern states such as Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and western Maharashtra.

• Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the government is committed to increasing India's nuclear capability.

• Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Project (GHAVP) will have two units of 700 MW each. It will be a Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) of indigenous design.

• The construction of Fire Water Pump House (FWPH) and Safety Related Pump House (SRPH) is in progress.

• Construction of other equipment is at various stages and all steam generators for the first unit have been received on site.

• At present, India has a total of 22 nuclear reactors with a total installed capacity of 6,780 MW.