Haryana CM invites companies for power generation from stubble

CHANDIGARH: Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the state government had invited various companies to set up their industries in the field of power generation and paper production to address the problem of stubble burning in affected areas of the state.

Addressing a rally in Rania, Khattar announced that a paper mill based on stubble will be set up in Rania on public-private partnership (PPP) mode.

He also announced various development works of ₹150 crore for the area and said that power companies that opt to set up their units will be provided every assistance by the state government such as land, exemption in tax and license fee.

Apart from this, the government will also bear the loss of these companies in case the electricity generated by them is not fully consumed. Taking a dig at the opposition parties, Khattar said that before him, none of the nine chief ministers visited all assembly segments in their first two years.

“We came into power with the sole aim to serve the entire 2.50 crore population of the state and also announced various development projects in those assembly constituencies which are not being represented by BJP MLAs,’’ he added. He assured that all the announcements made by him up to December 25, 2016 would be completed in the next year. While lashing out at the opposition without naming anyone, Khattar said his government gave jobs to youth on the basis of merit and not through “backdoor entry”. “Moreover, we never accepted paper-slip nor did we ever let this system flourish in the state, unlike the previous governments, where a CM was behind the bars for giving jobs on basis of paper-slips,”said Khattar.