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The meeting of the General Development Committee of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Committee Chairman and Deputy Chief Whip Kewal Singh Pathania.

 

During the meeting, the committee obtained detailed information from departmental representatives regarding the Shongtong-Karcham, Kashang (Phase II & III) in Kinnaur district, and Chanju (Phase II & III) in Chamba district hydroelectric projects. The officials concerned were directed to ensure the timely completion of these projects.

 

Pathania stated that delays in the construction of these projects were causing financial losses to the state. He stressed that all works must be completed within the stipulated timelines to prevent further losses on the state exchequer. The committee also decided to conduct on-site inspections of all three projects.

 

In addition, the committee reviewed the grant demands of the Electricity Development Department for the financial year 2023–24.

 

The meeting was attended by committee members MLAs Rakesh Kalia, Vinod Kumar, Randhir Sharma, Jeet Ram Katwal, Daleep Thakur, Sudarshan Singh Bablu, and Hardeep Singh Baba. Also present were Secretary (Power) Rakesh Kanwar, Director (Civil) Surender Kumar, Director (Finance) Naresh Thakur, and Director (Electrical) Manish Mahajan.

 

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