Shimla, June 24 -- Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has demanded 12 percent free power from all Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) projects in favour of Himachal Pradesh.
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister pointed out that while all the hydro power projects approved by the State Government are providing free power, whereas BBMB projects are not contributing any free power to the State, despite the fact that vast hydro power potential in Himachal Pradesh was taken away with the setting up of BBMB projects. He wrote, "The State has suffered and did not get its due. This historical wrong can be corrected now with your intervention by providing 12 percent free power from BBMB projects to Himachal Pra...