LUCKNOW, March 31 -- NTPC, India's largest integrated power utility, has proposed setting up a nuclear power plant in Uttar Pradesh, identifying three potential sites as part of its push to expand non-fossil fuel capacity, officials said on Monday.

Diwakar Kaushik, regional executive director (North), NTPC Limited, said at a press conference that the final decision on the site will rest with the state government after feasibility assessments and clearances.

The three sites identified are in Prayagraj, Lalitpur and Sonbhadra. The state government will be responsible for allocating land and water resources for the project. As HT recently reported, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd is also surveying at least two sites in the state for a similar i...