Jammu, Feb. 17 -- Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday informed the Assembly that the Sewa-II hydropower project in Kathua district has generated a revenue of Rs 3,674 crore since its inception in July 2010.
It said no direct expenditure on local area development was met from the said revenue.
In a written reply to a question by MLA Dr Rameshwar Singh, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the 120 megawatt Sewa-II Hydro Electric Project in Kathua's Mashka area is being operated and maintained by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC).
He said that since July 2010, the NHPC has generated a revenue of Rs 3,674 crore from the Sewa-II project, and it has paid an amount of Rs 32 crore towards the Local Area Development Fund (L...