Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday expressed concern over the “delay” in completion of Rs 9,000 crore projects of navratna company BHEL, saying the state was facing acute power crisis and the delay will affect development of the state.

Reviewing various works being done by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited in the state, he said that while BHEL was executing power projects worth Rs 9,000 crore in UP, and “work was lagging behind due to various reasons.”