Ropar, 23 February: MP from Shri Anandpur Sahib and formerUnion Minister Manish Tewari met Union Energy Minister RK Singh in Delhi on theissue of lease of Nangal Township, where he discussed with the Union Ministerto resolve the issue of ownership of the residential properties of Bhakra BeasManagement Board in Nangal.
MP Tewari told theUnion Minister that the people living on these properties for the past about 6to 7 decades should get ownership rights here. He said that a survey was donein this regard by the former chairman of BBMB, but the matter could not proceedafter he got changed.
On this, the Union Minister instructed Joint Secretary HydroTanmay Kumar to ask the current and former chairman and give directions in thisregard and report to them and the MP within 15 days.
Significantly, MP Tewari has met the Union Minister 4 times in the last 20 months on this matter.