Defunct due to non-seriousness

25/06/2018

While the nine megawatt SewaIIIrd Project is defunct due to non-seriousness of the State Government for last six years after a portion of its canal was washed away by flash floods of Ravi river in the year 2012, the much talked about 93 mw New GanderbalHydel Project though conceived over four decades back has failed to see the light of the day. Non-seriousness of the State Government has failed to restore the Sewa Power Project III and construct the Ganderbal New Power Project in Kashmir valley to overcome the power shortage in the State and boost its economy. Nine MW Sewa III Power Project at Hutt Mahshika in Basholi tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu region has developed a snag nine years after its commissioning in the year 2012 when a portion of its canal breached due to flash floods of Ravi river flowing adjoining to it. Since then the authorities of Power Development failed to restore the project. Though authorities gave several deadlines about restoration of project but all proved hollow and after the passage of six years the restoration work is still in tendering process.
Surprisingly two power projects adjacent to Sewa III one of 120 MW Sewa Second constructed by NHPC and another Chamera Power Project constructed on river Rawi in Himachal Pradesh are functioning smoothly while the nine mw power project of the J&K State Government developed a snag within some years of its commissioning putting the State exchequer to a heavy loss. The Project is under Civil Investigation, Design Wing of Power Development Corporation (PDC) which since 2012 has been claiming that process of restoring the damaged portion will take place soon. Last year too the authorities claimed that the DPRs have been framed for the restoration work and tenders for the same will be called soon but this day has not come so far.
The same is problem with the 93 mw New Ganderbal Power Project which was conceived by former Chief Minister, Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah after he took over the reigns of State Government in year 1975. He made an announcement at Ganderbal which he represented in State Assembly to construct a new power house adjacent to old one to increase the power generation in the State. However, it remained confined to his announcement only as during his tenure from 1975 to 1982 no ground work was done on the project. Later the foundation of the project was laid in 1992 during Governor rule and the Government accorded approval to sanction of two construction divisions for the project, sources said. The land acquisition process was completed and some ancillary works were also constructed. However, later the work was again abandoned for years together due to technical reasons. Soon after the present Government came to power in 2015 it started process of constructing the project and it got the Cabinet clearance for the same in June last year. The contract after due process and completion of all formalities was awarded to HSS Pvt Ltd and Cabinet gave its approval on June 30 last year to the same.

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