ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has urged all power developers working in the state to fulfil the assurances given to the state government and the people, particularly those affected by the projects.
Tuki said this during a meeting with NEEPCO Chief Managing Director (CMD) P C Pankaj at his official residence last evening and took up the issue of commitments made by the public sector power developer of the region but are still unfulfilled or partially fulfilled, official sources said here today.
Tuki was very specific about the terms and conditions of the MoU with NEEPCO in regard of assured employment to locals in the projects. It was informed by the NEEPCO official that hundred per cent of the Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ posts against each project was reserved for local affected people.
The chief minister, however, expressed doubt if the condition was being fulfilled in toto by the power corporation and called for urgent recruitment of locals at least in the reserved categories as mentioned in the MoU.
“We have been cooperating with the NEEPCO since it began its first project on the Ranganadi at Yazali. As leaders we have given commitments to the people based on assurances from NEEPCO authorities. If these are not fulfilled, we will have to face the ire of the people,” Tuki cautioned.
Pankaj assured the chief minister that he would look into the issues in detail as he had taken over the charge of NEEPCO very recently. (PTI)