Badal seeks cooperation from neighbouring HP
Seizing an opportunity as BJP is ruling party in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal sought cooperation from the leadership of these states so as to resolve certain contentious issues.
By PTI |
CHANDIGARH: Seizing an opportunity as BJP is ruling party in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday sought cooperation from the leadership of these states so as to resolve certain contentious issues, including electricity and distribution of waters.
"If the neighbouring states work unitedly on schemes beneficial for each other than certain key issues can be easily resolved without approaching the Centre," Badal said addressing a gathering here of BJP workers held to honour newly elected Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and he himself, by the local BJP leaders.
He said that the key officers of both Punjab and Himachal Pradesh held confabulations on certain important issues that were of paramount importance to both the states.
He said that both Punjab and Himachal Pradesh had decided in principle that the former will supply extra units of powers to the latter in winters and Himachal Pradesh would contibute electricty to Punjab in summers.
Badal also announced to construct an aerial ropeway from religious place Anandpur Sahib to Naina Devi temple at a hill in Himachal Pradesh.
"If the neighbouring states work unitedly on schemes beneficial for each other than certain key issues can be easily resolved without approaching the Centre," Badal said addressing a gathering here of BJP workers held to honour newly elected Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and he himself, by the local BJP leaders.
He said that the key officers of both Punjab and Himachal Pradesh held confabulations on certain important issues that were of paramount importance to both the states.
He said that both Punjab and Himachal Pradesh had decided in principle that the former will supply extra units of powers to the latter in winters and Himachal Pradesh would contibute electricty to Punjab in summers.
Badal also announced to construct an aerial ropeway from religious place Anandpur Sahib to Naina Devi temple at a hill in Himachal Pradesh.
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