Jammu, April 4 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said it has formulated a comprehensive Rehabilitation and Resettlement plan for the proposed Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project, taking into account the impact on local communities in Ramban, Udhampur and Reasi districts.
Replying to a question by MLA Pawan Kumar Gupta in the Legislative Assembly on behalf of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Minister for Jal Shakti Javed Ahmed Rana said the rehabilitation plan includes compensation for landowners and a range of resettlement benefits for affected families.
He said the plan has been prepared in accordance with standard norms, and therefore, it would not be correct to say that Udhampur district has been deprived of development benefits...