Water Usage Tax will strengthen the state economy.
Kishtwar:- Minister for PHE, Flood Control and Irrigation Taj Mohiuddin Shah said that Public service Guarantee (PSG) Act passed by the Jammu and Kashmir government can help to improve the delivery system in the state at grass root level as result of which poor people of the state will get benefited. Mr. Taj Mohiuddin Shah was addressing a public rally at Thatri Dak Banglow in Doda district. He said that PSG Act is more powerful than the Lokpal bill which becomes the flesh point in the center between team Anna and Union Government. He said that coalition government in state of Jammu and Kashmir is on the path of the development and said that Congress party did not believe in Band Wagan. He said that after implementation of PSG Act in state, each official is bound to deliver the public within the stipulated time frame work as was fixed by the Government. He said that in case the officials fail to delivery, there is provision of imposition of penalty on such officers. He said that since independence several parties claims that state of Jammu and Kashmir has suffered on account of Indus Water treaty, but no one thinks and tries to make the compensatory losses. He said that his government find a way to compensate the losses on account of water usage tax. He said that imposition of Water usage Tax on power projects is a historic thing, which not only helps to strengthen the economy of the state, but will also helps the state government to buy back the prestigious power projects like Salal and Uri. He said that State government has so far recovered Rs. 900 cr from NHPC as water usage charges. He said that government has already agreed in principal to prove 10% money out of the Water Usage Tax to his department for projectization. He said that state government has also calculated the losses due towards Punjab Government as a share from power generated by the Punjab government while using the water from river Ravi belongs to the state government. He said that government has decided to construct Ravi Canal to get his due share of water which helps to irrigate 1.30 lacs acre of land.
Like at Chatroo, Taj Mohiuddin assured the public of Thatri, that he will move a proposal for creation of PHE Division in Thatri Tehsil as well as special Sub Division. He directed the concerned authorities for taking up the minor irrigation projects on top priority. He also promised that sufficient funds will be provided for restart of Construction of Khandi Canal. He said that the work on prestigious project of Construction of Kandhi Canal has been stopped since the DPR has some defects and said that fresh DPR has been submitted to the central government and hoped that Central government will give final nod to the project. He also announced one filtration plant for Thatri and directed the concerned authorities to identify the suitable site and start the construction work on filtration plant with immediate effect.
Earlier MLA Inderwal G M Saroori highlights the various local problems before the minister who assured him that all the demands raised by the local people will be looked into and further assured that he will try his best to fulfill all such demands. On this occasion several officials of District Administration including Deputy Commissioner Doda Farooq Ahmed Khan, SSP Doda Arif Rishu were present, beside local panches and Sarpanches.
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