Shimla, Feb. 5 -- The cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh government will collect land revenue and cess from all power projects operating in Himachal Pradesh.

CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday reiterated, "The state government will levy revenue charges on all hydropower projects operating in Himachal Pradesh. The state government is preparing a detailed framework in this regard".

Looking for desperate measures for "resource mobilisation" the chief minister will also call a meeting of all the MLAs- first Congress and then BJP to discuss the issue. The government is also mulling for a rare special sitting of the state assembly on the issue before the regular Budget session aiming to build political consensus. Already the finance departmen...