The party also demanded that Uttarakhand be given 2000 MW of free power from the Centre to cater to its needs as many hydel projects cannot be built on river Ganges, which is viewed as a national heritage.
The BJP delegation led by party's Parliamentary Board Chairman L K Advani and party President Nitin Gadkari, and Leaders of Opposition in both Houses Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, besides Uma Bharti, B C Khanduri, Bhagat Singh Koshiyari and Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank met Prime Minister Singh at his residence today.
As part of its 'Save Ganga Campaign', the party has been seeking review of hydropower projects especially in eco- sensitive Himalayan region and enactment of a law in Parliament declaring Ganga as national heritage.
"We raised various issues pertaining to the Save Ganga Campaign before the Prime Minister, including saving of the ancient Dhari Devi shrine. He has assured us that Dhari Devi shrine will be protected and not be allowed to be submerged. The Srinagar Dam will also be made and Dhari Devi will also be saved," Uttarakhand's former Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank told reporters.
He said the Prime Minister has asked Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan to look into the matter and get a fresh detailed project report (DPR) prepared so that the Dhari Devi shrine, which has a lot of belief among locals, is saved. (MORE)