In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed before Division Bench comprising Chief Justice, Justice FM Kalifullah and Justice Virender Singh, the group has also sought court's intervention against “wanton loot" of Jammu and Kashmir's water resources by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and the “silence" maintained by the state government.
Besides, the petitioners have prayed for detailed information from Government of India, state government and the NHPC over “violation" of terms and conditions reached over execution of various power projects including Salal, Dulhasti, and Uri-I, and the losses caused to state exchequer.
“We pray for directions from the Court to NHPC and Government of India to return Salal and Uri-I to JK as the same have been fully depreciated," the PIL mentions.
While Salal is located on River Chenab in Jammu region, Uri-I has been constructed on Jhelum in Baramulla district of Kashmir. 390-MW Dulhasti is set up in Kishtwar district on Chenab. Read the full report here.
Source: Muddasir Ali, Greater Kashmir, Srinagar.
