Jal Shakti Vibhag suffer Rs. 4000 crore loss during last three years: Deputy CM
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SHIMLA 12th September, 2025
· Urges CR Patil to release Rs. 1227 crore under JJM
· Advocates for relaxing the norms under PDNA
Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri met the Union Minister of Water resources C.R. Patil at his residence in Delhi on Friday and reported losses the Jal Shakti Vibhag suffered during the last three years amounting to approximately Rs.4000 crores.
Sh. Agnihotri urged the Union Minister to extend a generous hand towards Himachal in view of the huge Natural Calamity the State has faced during the monsoons. He stated that the losses suffered by the State were unprecedented and the heavy brunt has been faced by the State’s Jal Shakti Vibhag.
He briefed the Union Minister that the this year alone the Jal Shakti Vibhag has suffered losses of Rs. 1291.51 crores. He urged to release funds to the tune of Rs. 1227 crores was required for completion of the ongoing schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM).
Sh. Agnihotri advocated to get released the funds under Post Disaster need Assessment (PDNA), keeping in view the grave situation being faced by Himachal Pradesh due to flash floods and heavy disaster. He also stressed for relaxing the norms under PDNA so as to expedite the restoration work and also insisted for release of central assistance for ongoing irrigation projects under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY) on priority.
