GANDHINAGAR: The states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Rajasthan owed Gujarat a sum of Rs 6,934.19 crore as part of the Narmada project, The state government informed in the ongoing budget session of the Gujarat assembly on Thursday.
Visavadar MLA Harshad Ribadiya asked a question, seeking details of amount that three states owed Gujarat as part of the Narmada project, as on December 31, 2020. In a written reply, the deputy chief minister said the Madhya Pradesh government owed Rs 4,764.35 crore, Maharashtra government owed Rs 1,627.66 crore, and Rajasthan owed Rs 542.18 crore.
The MLA also sought to know what steps were being taken by the government to recover the amount from the three states, to which the minister replied that Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNNL) has been writing to the departments concerned of all three states every month in this regard.