PEOPLE RESIDING NEAR THE HYDEL PROJECTS MAINTAINED BY THE VARIOUS COMPANIES AND ORGANISATIONS ARE FACING ACUTE PROBLEMS AND THE DECISION OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT IS VERY GENUINE TO HAVE WATER CESS ON THE HYDEL PROJECTS.

The state government of Himachal Pradesh has recently passed a bill of water cess on the hydel projects on March 16 this year which is not acceptable to the private companies and the other state governments dealing with the system of supply of hydro power generation and the bill will apply to the current hydro electric power projects and the future generation of the power programmes. Now it has been challenged before the honourable High court of Himachal Pradesh by Nanti hydro power generation and notice has been issued to the state and the center government where in the company challenging the water cess on hydel projects has stated that it would suffer irreparable loss if it is not stayed and argued that the water cess would make the project unviable and force it to be closed.The center government is responsible to review its decision as taken against the water cess under entry by the GOI as not allowing the states to levy any tax on water .In this connection it is necessary to protect the fundamental rights of the citizens of state residing sorroundings of the such projects and the lakes maintained by the area organisations particularly the people of Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh are facing acute problem near the Bhakhra Dam and the Kol dam projects damaging the land and green field belt of the hills covered by the lakes of the both dams however neither the Bhakhra Dam authorities nor the Koldam management taking any cognizance of the envoirmental improvement and restructuring of the damages occured during the rainy season and destroying the plantation cover of the forests and cultivation made for the welfare of society and circle,more over there is a danger of life and liberty to human and pet animals residing sorroundings of the lakes going up and down due to water increase and reduction of the level protected by the management system of generation responsible for the protection of the land damages and life and liberty of the human and pet animals on the basis of which the people of Society and circle are going to get their life secured and agriculture developed .Under these conditions and circumstances of the people of Society and circle it is necessary to protect the fundamental rights of the society and circle and remove their genuine problems in the interest of justice and transparency in administration for which the government has provided water cess on the power hydel projects more over the dispute between the BBMB and the state government of Himachal Pradesh yet pending for finalisation over many years and the GOI taking no cognizance on the captioned subject matter deliberation required to be maintained by the Constitution of India as facing problems due to such construction of the power projects and uses of the infrastructure development programmes through transformation of the power line system of supply and distribution to the other ends and the states imposing this duty of the state government of Himachal Pradesh. :-- Er Fateh Chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association Registered number HPCD 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh.