KISHTWAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the state government will not give any new projects to National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) unless it returns Uri, Salal, Dulhasti power projects to the State.
“We are strongly and vehemently advocating return of Uri, Salal and Dulhasti Power Projects back to the State by NHPC to compensate the losses we are regularly bearing due to the Indus Water Treaty,” Mr Abdullah said while addressing a public gathering in hilly Kishtwar district.
“NHPC is putting hurdles in our efforts but let me tell them categorically that we will not give any project to NHPC in future to be executed by it individually unless it agrees to give back the projects we have asked for,” the Chief Minister said.
He added that the Corporation has taken complete advantage of these projects and it is now their duty to return them for the economic betterment of the State without further delay.
“Rangarajan Committee, Working Group constituted by the Prime Minister and Interlocutors have recommended the return of power projects back to the State by the NHPC,” he said adding he would continue to work tirelessly to make it happen.
“I am hopeful that the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who are keen to see all round development, will use their offices to make NHPC to return the power projects to the State as early as possible,” Mr Abdullah said and highlighted the potential of State to produce substantial quantity of hydro electricity and provide strong edifice to its economy.
The Chief Minister, however, referred to the launch of four most important hydroelectric projects of Retle, Packaldul, Kawar and Kiru sanctioned by his government in Chenab Valley and said the generation of indigenous power from these projects would catapult the power scenario in the State.
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