A view of the Shanan Hydroelectric energy mission in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. File
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Because the tussle between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh continues over the 99-year-old lease of the British-era 110 Mega Watt (MW) Shanan Hydropower Venture located in Himachal Pradesh’s Jogindernagar, the Himachal Pradesh Authorities has but once more made it clear that it’ll not relent.
The mission is presently below the management of the Punjab Authorities, and its lease will expire in March 2024. The Himachal Pradesh Authorities has introduced to not renew or prolong the lease interval, and desires the mission to be handed over to the State earlier than the expiry of the lease interval. In the meantime, the Punjab Authorities is in no temper to take action, asserting its readiness to take authorized recourse, if wanted to retain the mission.
On Friday, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu mentioned he had urged Union Energy Minister R.Okay. Singh, who was on a go to to the State, to finish the method for the time-bound switch of Shanan Hydroelectric Venture to Himachal Pradesh, amongst different points.
“I’ve apprised the Union Minister about all the problems associated to possession of the Shanan hydel mission and in addition about its lease interval which is expiring in March 2024. I apprised him that the possession rights of the Shanan mission don’t relaxation with the Punjab Authorities because it was solely given on lease to the Punjab Authorities,” mentioned Mr. Sukhu, including that the Union Minister had assured that he would deal with all the problems in a time-bound method.
Mr. Sukhu had earlier written a letter to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stating that the 99-year-old lease of the mission given to Punjab by the then ruler of Mandi, Raja Joginder Singh Bahadur, would finish on March 2, 2024. The Himachal Pradesh Authorities has determined to not renew or prolong the lease interval of the mission, and intends to take over the mission, it added. The 110 MW Shanan energy mission was envisaged by Col. Battye, the then Chief Engineer of presidency of Punjab within the yr 1922.
