The Haryana Vidhan Sabha, on the last day of the Budget session on Wednesday, unanimously passed a resolution against Himachal Pradesh government’s decision to levy water cess on the hydro-power projects.
While strongly opposing the ordinance passed by the Himachal Pradesh government to “impose Water Cess on Hydropower Projects for non-consumptive use of water for power generation”, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said, “This water cess is illegal and not binding on the State of Haryana and therefore the same should be withdrawn immediately by the Himachal Government.”
