J’khand HC notice to Bengal govt over Massanjore Dam water-sharing issue

Ranchi: The Jharkhand high court on Monday ordered the Union government to file a response in a PIL filed by Godda MP Nishikant Dubey on water sharing between Jharkhand and West Bengal from the Massanjore Dam in Dumka. The high court has also issued notices to the government of West Bengal in the matter.
The court of Chief Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra and Justice Ananda Sen were hearing the public interest litigation here on Monday. Dubey in his petition has taken up the cause of poor irrigational facilities in the Santhal Pargana area which could be benefited by sharing water from the dam.
The parliamentarian has also highlighted the division of hydro electricity which if shared with Jharkhand will ease off the pressure on electricity. A major chunk of Santhal Pargana will be benefited with the sharing of power and water from the Massanjore Dam, the petition read. The case will again be heard on April 24. TNN