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| Probe Army's micro power projects remaining nonfunctional | | | That 80 per cent micro hydel power projects,set up by the Army in various areas of Jammu and Kashmir under the operation Sadbhavna,are non-functional calls for an indepth probe by the Ministry of Defence.The probe is needed to find out whether the fault was with the Army or with the state Government. In fact people in the state, especially in the border areas,are full of praise for the Army as far as its operation Sadbhavna is concerned.It is the Army that has been instrumental in building bridges,culverts,upgrading road connectivity in the border areas and in renovating school buildings, in constructing new school buildings.The Army has been instrumental in taking care of health problems of people in the far-flung areas by holding medical checkup camps where medicines are being given free to the patients.This way the role of the Army, during peace time,is as significant as its role has been during war time.Among all the projects being carried out by the Army under operation Sadbhavna the installation of micro hydel power projects is seen as its most ambitious programme because not to talk of people in the border villages civilians have been put to hardships on account of electricity shortage in the urban areas of the state.
The issue relating to several micro hydel power projects,set up by the Army under operation Sadbhavna,being nonfunctional was raised by the National Conference member,Vijay Bakaya,in the Legislative council the other day.He was supported by other members while expressing concern over the Army's micro hydel power projects being nonfunctional.The Government has admitted that 80 per cent and not 90 per cent such power projects were nonfunctional.Members,cutting across party affiliation, wanted the state Government. to examine the issue and if the situation demanded the state authorities should earmark some funds for making these micro hydel power projects functional. , Minister incharge Science and Technology, IT and Animal Husbandary, Aga Syed Ruhulla Mehdi admitted that as per his information nearly 80 per cent of these projects were non-functional in the State. He said over 1000 Micro-hydel power projects were to be executed by various
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formations. As per the information provided by the Army, 979 MHPs have been installed in the State by various Army formations. An amount of Rs 3.68 crores were released under BADP and Rs 8.70 crores under MNRE through JAKEDA to the Army. Rs 12.38 crore funds were provided under the Scheme. Under Op Sadbhana , there were 300 projects, under MNRE scheme 435 were under BADP .
The Minister said that after the Government received many such complaints, a survey was conducted. It was found by the IREP team that out of the 524 MHPs for which the survey was conducted, 388 ( 74 %) were found non functional, 37 were found non-existent and 18 % (99) test functional. For the rest remaining projects the survey was in progress. He endorsed the claim of NC member Vijay Bakaya and admitted that nearly 80 percent of the MHPs were not functional.This calls for a review of all these micro hydel power projects so that corrective measures were t aken in hand for making these projects functional.It is not only the duty of the state Government to unravel factors that have led to these projects to remain nonfuctional,it is duty of the Army authorities to unravel the reasons that led to the closure of these projects.On the basis of a serious review the state Government can determine wether the Army authorities will take in
hand measures for making these projects functional or the state Government be asked to takeover these projects so that they are functional.Even if the state Government required funds for making these 900 projects functional it could seek additional funds from the centre so that people in the border villages were not allowed to face difficulties and hardships because of power shortage.(eom)
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