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Reschedule meeting of BBMB states at the earliest:CM to Centre

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Press Trust of India Shimla
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has expressed concern over indefinte postponement of Bhakra Beas Management Board stakeholders meeting to resolve the issue on sharing of power and water, and urged the Centre to reschedule it at the earliest.

The BBMB projects meet of chief Ministers of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh was slated for June 20.

In a statement, the Haimachal Pradesh chief minister said Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had convened the meeting to resolve the issue regarding share in power and water in BBMB projects tomorrow but now the meeting has been indefinitely postponed and that he came to know about it after reaching Delhi.
 

Singh urged the Centre to reschedule the meeting because the matter was long-pending and so that Himachal Pradesh could get its due share in the BBMB projects.

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First Published: Jun 19 2016 | 10:28 PM IST

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