Correct historical wrong, give Himachal 12% free power from BBMB projects: Sukhu to PM
Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
has sought 12% free power from all Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) projects in favour of the state.
In a letter to PM Narendra Modi Monday, Sukhu pointed out that while all the hydropower projects approved by the state govt are providing free power, BBMB ones are not contributing any free power to the state.
This, he said, despite the fact that the vast hydropower potential of Himachal was taken away with the setting up of BBMB projects. "The state suffered and did not get its due. This historical wrong can be corrected now with your intervention by providing 12% free power from BBMB projects to Himachal Pradesh," reads the letter.
In a separate letter to Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Sukhu urged him to direct Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) to provide one percent additional free power over and above the free power from Nathpa Jhakri Power Project for the local area development fund, along the lines of Rampur Power Project of SJVNL, in the larger interest of families affected by the project.
Sukhu also requested Khattar to ensure representation for Himachal Pradesh in BBMB by appointing a whole-time member from the hill state.
In the letter, he stated that despite repeated requests at various levels, the state has not received its rightful representation as a whole-time member in the BBMB.
Sukhu also wrote a letter to his Haryana counterpart, Nayab Singh Saini, stating that Haryana should convey in writing its consent to provide BBMB energy arrears of its share with six percent interest before the next date of hearing in the court. Haryana, along with Punjab, shares energy arrears of 13,066 million units from Nov 1966 to Oct 2011, as of October 31, 2011, from BBMB, which can be given over a period of 15 years to Himachal Pradesh at the rate of 871 million units per year.
"A resolution on this matter would enable both our states to move forward on the projects in the pipeline and also projects under consideration to address the needs of Haryana," he wrote.
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