Chandigarh, Nov 1: Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal reviewed Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) in Chandigarh on Saturday.
He called upon the managements of both the public sector bodies to increase their efficiency and their capacity to the highest level and appealed the state governments of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh to forget and sink their differences for the overall development of the people of the region.
He said that a joint meeting of Chief Ministers of all these four states will be held shortly at Chandigarh to sort out the long pending issues, for the benefit of the people of these states.
He also directed BBMB Chairman to submit an action plan to him within a month for constituting some rapid action force for approval to strengthen the public warning system to avoid accidents by immediate release of water from dams. It will be adopted for every hydro plant in the country in a time bound manner. Union Minister directed that his instructions to start E-Bidding process be followed in letter and spirit.
He directed the BBMB to make an inventory of all its assets, including its unused vacant land within 6 months.
