Ranipur, Uttarakhand

<!-- See WikiProject Indian cities for details -->Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited, Ranipur Or BHEL, Ranipur is a town in Haridwar district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the township developed by Public sector Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited BHEL.

Overview

The town was built in the early 60s, around the Ranipur plant of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) part of Nehruvian dream of "temples of modern India". It was developed with Russian and Czech technological collaboration, at peak of Indo-Soviet partnership. In an important move in 1964, Indian signed an agreement with the Soviet Union for the supply of Rs. 23 crores worth of equipment by Heavy Electrical Equipment Plants. Land and people of Indian states and union territories. 27. Uttaranchal, by S. C. Bhatt. Gyan Publishing House, 2006. ISBN 8178353830. p. 313. In the subsequent years, looking at the need for more advanced technology, it tied up with Siemens AG of Germany for the production of high capacity steam turbines and generators. Raghuvir Srinivasan, The Hindu, Business Line, September 30, 2001. Anupama Airy, Financial Express, May 28, 1999. The Hindu, April 5, 2008.

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