Shimla, March 26 -- The state government will take over the Baira Siul power project of National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) in Chamba.

This was stated by chief minister (CM) Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in Assembly the ongoing budget session while replying to a question on the raised by Congress MLA from Chamba, Neeraj Nayar, on the NHPC project.

Nayar pointed out that many people of Chamba were displaced owing to the projects and he demanded that they should be given priority in jobs. He also pointed out that Baira Siul and Chamera-I hydroelectric plant in Chamba has 350 bigha surplus land of which should be identified and taken back by the government.

Replying to this, CM Sukhu said "As part of 'Vyavastha Parivartan' our govern...