Srinagar: The government on Monday said presently there is no agreement or MoU available with the State government on the terms and conditions under which Dul Hasti power Project was executed by NHPC.
Reply to a question CPI (M) MLA M Y Tarigami, deputy chief minister, who is also incharge of power ministry, Dr Nirmal Singh said in 2011, a Cabinet Sub-Committee was constituted (vide G.O.N0.638-GAD of 2011 dated 01.06.2011), to look into various issues arising from the terms and conditions of entrustment of the Hydroelectric projects lo the NHPC in the State. The Committee too could not find any agreement or MoU under which Dul Hasti HEP was entrusted to NHPC for execution, he said.
When the report of the Cabinet Subcommittee was submitted to the Cabinet, he said, it was observed: “The most important document which will determine financial implications and responsibilities of various stake holders i.e., State Government, Central Government and NHPC is the MoU, however, as per the report of the Sub-Committee the relevant agreement is not available on the record.”
The SCS underlined that misplacing of the record was serious matter and according a recommended constituting a Task Force of senior officers of the State to look into the circumstances leading to the misplacement of these records.
Accordingly, Singh said, a Task Force under the chairmanship of Administrative Secretary General Administration Department with three Additional Secretaries from PDD, GAD and Governor’s Secretariat was formed. As recorded by the Task Force, the relevant records were found missing from all the concerned offices.
The task force concluded that the Cabinet decision was un-traceable and that there was not any possibility of its retrieval as the records were around four decades old and no handing over/taking over of records had taken place.
“The matter is being pursued with minister of power, government of India and NHPC,” he added.
