Uttarakhand Foundation Day: 24 yrs on, assets, liabilities issues with U.P. remain unsolved
Hindustan TimesUttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh have come a long way in the past 24 years after the new state was carved out of Uttar Pradesh on November 9, 2000. Besides proposing to resolve the issue of Uttarakhand’s share in the Tehri Hydro Development Corporation through discussions with Uttar Pradesh, the hill state has also requested U.P. Other issues relate to division of assets between Uttar Pradesh Beej Vikas Nigam and Uttarakhand Beej evam Terai Vikas Nigam, payment of interest on assets of the Uttar Pradesh Forest Corporation. Other issues that have been raised by Uttarakhand include hill state’s share of ₹10 crore in the construction of Vishnuprayag Hydro Electric Plant and division of assets of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Pradeshik Cooperative Union. When contacted, additional chief secretary, Uttarakhand coordination department, Jitendra Kumar said Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand have resolved most of the important issues in the past 24 years.
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