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J&K stops Punjab from carrying out construction on Shahpurkandi barrage | Escalating tussle between two neighbouring states | | Sanjay Pathak Kathua, Aug 30: In a fresh confrontation with the neighbouring state, Jammu and Kashmir government today stopped the Punjab government from carrying out construction work on Shahpurkandi barrage, which was being illegally undertaken by the Punjab over river Ravi. The orders in this regard were issued by the Deputy Commissioner Kathua Shahid Iqbal Choudhary who personally led a team of officials to the spot. The Punjab government was allegedly executing the project 'illegally' with an estimated cost of Rs 2285.81 crore. As per the official sources, the Deputy Commissioner Kathua came to know about the illegal construction being undertaken by the Punjab government on the land belonging to Jammu and Kashmir for the past few days and rushed to the spot as the project was being executed without the concurrence of J&K. "The state government had terminated the land lease with the Punjab government in January this year and directed the officials concerned for not allowing any sort of construction on its land in future but the Punjab government started construction work on the project. The government in neighbouring state had earmarked 33,000 hectares of J&K land while its land share was just 5,000 hectares," sources said. Nearly 80 per cent area, where the Shahpurkandi barrage is coming up, belongs to Jammu and Kashmir. There had been serious difference between Punjab and J&K governments over the share of water from Ravi River. J&K had been demanding a compensation of Rs 8,500 crore from Punjab for the use of its land and for non-supply of the promised power as it claimed it was denied of its 20 percent share of power and 1100 Cusecs of water from Ranjit Sagar Dam. "Following the growing confrontation between two states over the project, there is a possibility of the Chief Secretary-level talks between two neighbouring states in next few days to iron out the differences," sources said, adding that the district administration officials were assessing the losses after "illegal construction" detected by them so that they could impose a penalty on the neighbouring state.
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