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| Omar to secure bigger share from NHPC projects | | | Yash Bhasin | 6/12/2012 10:24:19 PM |
| Early Times Report
Jammu, June 12 : The National Conference led government in Jammu and Kashmir plans to take up again with the central government the issue of allowing the state to draw at least 25 share from the power projects built and operational on the rivers in the state. This is being done to tide over the current power crisis in the state. Official sources said that the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, may approach the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, and the UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, for allowing the state to draw a bigger share from all those power projects run by the NHPC. According to the source,the state Government had no other alternative but to impose water Tax on the NHPC engaged in running power projects in Jammu and Kashmir. Chief Minister has stated that the 12 per cent power Jammu and Kashmir was getting from the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) run projects was too less for development of the state which has only water resources to bank upon for its progress."We have nothing to rely upon for development except our water resources. How do I justify 12 percent electricity which I am getting from NHPC run projects? How do I compare it with the Rattle Power Project in which the power share of J&K is 55 percent," Omar has lamented. The 690-MW Rattle project is being constructed by the GVK Development Projects Limited in Kishtwar on BOOT basis and J&K would get its ownership back after 35 years. Omar said state can be in no way grudged against for charging water tax to the power generating companies including NHPC. "It is justifiable. We have nothing else for resource generation. I am not apologetic about water usage charges," Omar said. " A state like J&K cannot be grudged against if it wants to develop when we do not have anything except water," Omar has said. As a result of meager share from the power projects run by the NHPC in Jammu and Kashmir the st ate Government has been exploring the possibility of buying back the six projects run by the NHPC so that the state could tide over power crisis.
A cabinet subcommittee constituted by the government has also recommended it. NHPC has four power projects operational in the state with the installed capacity of over 1600 MW. Omar Abdullah has already conveyed to the the centre the negative impact of the Indus Water Treaty. Dilating on the disadvantages J&K was facing on account of Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan he has said "We have rivers (but) our one hand is tied behind back.
We can only harness the water potential through run-of-the-river schemes (and not by constructing dams due to the IWT clause)," Omar has said. Hence the Chief Minister would make fresh efforts for securing bigger share from the power projects in order to meet the demand for electricity by the consumers and the industrialists. |
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