Dr Jitendra Singh chairs a meeting today to fast-track the implementation of Ujh Multipurpose (National) Project, Jammu & Kashmir.
The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances < Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh and Sh. Rattan Lal Kataria, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti chaired a meeting on 03.02.2020 to fast-track the implementation of Ujh Multipurpose (National) Project, Jammu < Kashmir. Secretary (WR, RD < GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti, other officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Power, State Government of Punjab and UT of J<K on the River Ujh which is a major tributary of River Ravi. This project will store around 781 Million Cubic meter of waters of river Ujh (a tributary of river Ravi). After construction of the project, utilization of waters of Eastern Rivers allotted to India as per the Indus Water Treaty would be enhanced by utilizing of the flow that presently goes across border unutilized.