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| All NHPC project heads in the state from outside | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 20: In complete disregard to the agreements reached upon earlier with the state government, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has engaged 99% outsiders on class A, B, C and D levels in all the projects in Jammu and Kashmir which is likely to generate public debate in coming days.
After controversy over illegally operating major Jammu and Kashmir based Power projects, the ratio and nature of employment being provided to the locals by NHPC has become yet another contentious issue.
Though the NHPC earns 52% of its total revenue from the Jammu and Kashmir based power projects being run by it, there is not even a single person from J&K on the executive board of the corporation. There is one chairman and four full time directors on the executive board of the corporation and none among them is from Jammu and Kashmir. Down the lane the seven projects barring Dulhasti HEP, run by the corporation in Jammu and Kashmir are headed by outsiders and the subordinate engineering staff in these projects is from other states. "not a single engineer has been appointed by the corporation from Jammu and Kashmir in during past ten or twelve years" sources said. Though there is an agreement singned by the then Union Power Minister Kumaramanglam and the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Dr. Farooq Abdullah in the year 2000 which provides for 100% of class C &D employees from the state and 30% A and B class employees on deputation basis from the state but the in total disregard to the agreement not even a single person has been appointed on class A and B on direct or deputation basis.
It merits a mention here that Shri P.R. Kumaramangalam Union Minister of Power and Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir had signed a Memorandum of Understanding on July 20, 2000 for execution of 7 hydroelectric power projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
As per the MoU, ...requirement of C&D posts will be met by NHPC through local employment exchanges in J&K. For group A & B posts, 30% personnel will be taken by NHPC on deputation from the J&K government.
However, against this local manpower in Kishenganga, Uri-II, Bursar, Sewa-II Pakal Dul, Nimmo Bazgo and Chutak is almost negligible.
Moreover, Executive Director Jammu region O P Thakur is from Himachal Pradesh, General Manager (GM) Salal HEP is from UP, GM Uri-I, GM Uri-II, GM Kishenganga, Chief Engineer Nimoo Buzgoo (Leh), Chief Engineer Chutuk (Kargil) all are outsiders. Chief Engineer Sewa and GM Dulhasti are, however, locals.
Pertinently, the Cabinet Sub Committee on power headed by Finance Minister Ab. Rahim Rather has finalized the draft report which is to be submitted to the cabinet within a few days. But the report, sources said, is silent about the very important aspect of employment generation in NHPC run projects for youth of the state.
"There is no reference to this issue in the report and it was not even deliberated in meetings of the CSC before compilation of the report" sources said.
"Resources that directly lead to expansion of infrastructural base and creation of other viable economic opportunities are the ones which play a lead role in economic transformation but unfortunately in our state the resources are plundered by NHPC leading to power crises on one side and on the other side squeezing the employment opportunities for the locals" said a senior journalist. . J&K ironically is one state, he said, which though rich in water resource has yet to realise its full potential of an economically developed state due to its abysmally poor power scenario.
"The state has lent its waters to NHPC for power generation but after so many years have received only flawed agreements and power starvation in return, forcing the state to beg for power from the Northern Grid. When the state should have been self sufficient in power and employment generation, it is spending crores of rupees in buying the power which is being produced within its own territory " the journo said.
While J&K may be the hen that is laying the golden eggs for NHPC, the state itself is in the grip of acute power crisis and unemployment problem . |
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