Russia awards Order of Friendship to Kudankulam director Ramayah Shanmuga Sundar

NEW DELHI: Russia has awarded Order of Friendship to Director of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant ( NPP) construction site

Ramayah Shanmuga Sundar in what reflects growing strategic partnership between Delhi and Moscow.

Sundar was awarded the Order "for his great contribution to the implementation of the NPP Kudankulam project” by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The NPP Kudankulam is under construction in India with Russian assistance in accordance with Intergovernmental agreement of 1988.

The first 1000 Megawatt Unit of the plant was connected to national power grid in 2013. The second Unit is scheduled for launch in 2016.

In 2014 Russia and India signed the General framework agreement for construction of the second phase of the NPP (third and fourth Units). The General framework agreement for fifth and sixth Units of NPP Kudankulam is expected to be signed soon.