J&K in huge arrears, owes NHPC Rs967 cr

Jammu and Kashmir has run into a huge arrears of dues towards the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), putting the public-sector undertaking in a tailspin with regard to the early recovery of the amount. The state’s accumulated arrears over the past many months have shot up to whopping Rs 967 crore. “We are in touch … Read more

Shahpur Kandi dam to be a boon for drought -prone Samba and Kathua districts of Jammu Division

Recently, Punjab state and the state of Jammu & Kashmir has signed a historic agreement- construction of the Shahpur Kandi dam on river Ravi. The interstate Shahpur Kandi Dam was approved by the central government as a ‘National Project’ in February 2008 that identified 16 major water resource development and irrigation projects under the accelerated … Read more