Abid Bashir
Srinagar, June 5: The finance experts have urged the government to reclaim State’s water resources from NHPC.
“Unfortunately, J&K has been converted into a market and we are caught in the dependency syndrome,” Nisar said while addressing a seminar titled “Management of Water Resources in JK and State’s Responsibility” organized by Jammu and Kashmir Citizens Welfare Council at SP Higher Secondary School.He said he had been recommending that any company interested in producing power should be charged with power production cess.
Srinagar, June 5: The finance experts have urged the government to reclaim State’s water resources from NHPC.
“Unfortunately, J&K has been converted into a market and we are caught in the dependency syndrome,” Nisar said while addressing a seminar titled “Management of Water Resources in JK and State’s Responsibility” organized by Jammu and Kashmir Citizens Welfare Council at SP Higher Secondary School.He said he had been recommending that any company interested in producing power should be charged with power production cess.
He demanded that the government should raise bar for 25 per cent royalty of the power projects under NHPC. “The civil society, government and the industrialists have taken a pledge to claim the return of State’s exploited water resources,” he said.
Former President Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FCCIK), Shakeel Qalander said they would launch a street campaign for return of State’s water resources. “We appreciate the efforts initiated by the government. But if it fails in its endeavor, we as a civil society, would launch a serious camping to regain our resources. And if the government succeeds, we will honour and felicitate it,” he said.
He said the then Maharaja Hari Singh had left behind State’s assets like Wular, Dal Lake and the rivers but all of them were exploited. “State’s rivers were shared by India and Pakistan under barter system without taking people of State into account. At the time of IWT, both J&K government and people were sleeping as their resources were being looted,” he said.
Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir, senior Journalist Ved Bhasin and MLA Kulgam M Y Tarigami also spoke on the occasion. The seminar was conducted by journalist and social activist Bashir Asad.
Former President Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FCCIK), Shakeel Qalander said they would launch a street campaign for return of State’s water resources. “We appreciate the efforts initiated by the government. But if it fails in its endeavor, we as a civil society, would launch a serious camping to regain our resources. And if the government succeeds, we will honour and felicitate it,” he said.
He said the then Maharaja Hari Singh had left behind State’s assets like Wular, Dal Lake and the rivers but all of them were exploited. “State’s rivers were shared by India and Pakistan under barter system without taking people of State into account. At the time of IWT, both J&K government and people were sleeping as their resources were being looted,” he said.
Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir, senior Journalist Ved Bhasin and MLA Kulgam M Y Tarigami also spoke on the occasion. The seminar was conducted by journalist and social activist Bashir Asad.
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