Voice of Talwara People

Dear Minister of Power, India
This is the voice of common people of Talwara.
Talwara Township is on the national map of India. It has buitt Pong Dam. Now there are no workers. People are migrating to other places. Reason..
According to officials BBMB dont need 700+ quarters (residencial well built houses). They cant maintain them now. So, they tried to negotiate with PUDA to hand over the quarters but the talks could not be realized.
Now there is a deadlock situation.
The Board could not decide what to do with these quarters. They got an option. Demolish them. And earn some revenue. This is suuficiant to get rid of the issue. They has sold Sector 4 on the same lines. Rumors are common that BBMB is keen to keep only Sector 1..!
This will make Talwara a deserted place! Just one it had been prior to Pong Dam construction. A dreadful forest!
However there are several other options available ...

Allot them to the applicants meeting some fixed criteria, on rent of lease basis, generate handsome revenue too...

Voice of People

Dear Minister of Power, India

This is voice of people of Talwara.

This is not marely an issue of BBMB quarters, it is actually a matter of a small township' survival.

Talwara is a beautiful, peaceful place on this planet. With Pong Dam it is on the National Map now. BBMB's Rock Garden is also good effort. However, Rock Garden came on the cost of a huge Sector 4 residencial area. Now there are thousands of trees, not a single soul may be found to roam and appriciate this venture.

People got suspicions whether BBMB demolish Sector 3 and Sector 2 residencial quarters too. Now 700+ quarters have been waiting for some people friendly policy since 2006.

Ministry of Power can guide BBMB authorities on this issue.

People dont want huge jungle here. As this area is already surrounded with lush green shivalik forests.

Think BBMB

Picture of vacated T2 block waiting for BBMB action

This is for Ministry of Power India and its BBMB (Bhakra Beas Management Board) . BBMB is great autonomous body working in north Indian states i. e. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, New Delhi, Himachal Pardesh.. taking care of the most important Dams and power houses of India. The board is doing well and getting ISOs for quality and standards.

Howerer, on this blog, a short story of BBMBs one of the townships is narrated. It is about Talwara Township (Hsp) Punjab India. Here due to some official problems BBMB has abaondoned 700+ well built residencial houses (quarters) declaring them 'surplus'.

BBMB seems helpless on the issue due to involement of different states in the board. Perhaps that's why, the board is unable to decide the fate these quarters even after one year.

People suggest these points for the welfare of Talwara :

• BBMB should allot these surplus quarters to the employees working within 12 kms area around Talwara colony
• Quarter should be alloted to the retired employees, local businessmen, shopkeepers, traders, journalists etc. on rent or lease basis

People dont want the fate of these quarters like demolished Sector 4. They want it full of life, not deserted.

Will BBMB think again on the matter?

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