New Delhi, April 25 ,2015: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said that Haryana is ready to resolve the issue of share of power from the Anandpur Sahib Hydel Project, Mukerian Hydel Project, Thein Dam Project and UBDC Stage-II, either under the aegis of Northern Zonal Council or through bilateral deliberations.
The Chief Minister was speaking in the 27th meeting of Northern Zonal Council at New Delhi which was presided over by the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
However, he said, “We also feel that the Ministry of Power should refer the matter to the Supreme Court as consensus is not emerging”. He said that the state had been claiming its share of power from the Anandpur Sahib Hydel Project, Mukerian Hydel Project, Thein Dam Project and UBDC Stage-II. For Shahpur Kandi Hydel Scheme Haryana has filed a suit in the Supreme Court, as Punjab is not agreeing to the claim of Haryana.
He said that the state government had also conveyed its willingness to Punjab Government to contribute its share of Rs. 480 crores towards the cost of Shahpura Kandi project so as to become a partner. / (Sk Vyas, Jalandhar)