J&K govt to issue fresh tenders for artificial Tawi lake project

The Jammu and Kashmir government, which cancelled GR Infra Projects Limited's contract for developing the artificial Tawi lake here, is set to release fresh tenders to resume work.

After the Advisor to the Governor's intervention, a revised detailed project report was framed, according to which Rs 51.57 crore shall be required to complete the project and Rs 4.97 crore to undo the damages caused due to floods till date, officials said.

"Notices were given to the contractor regarding completion of Tawi Lake Project, but the contractor did not resume work and ultimately the contract was cancelled," Jammu Mayor Chander Mohan Gupta told PTI.

The project was launched in 2009 by the Congress-NC government.

The project was marred by delays, missing as many as six deadlines, before work came to a standstill in 2018.

The prestigious project has seen the passage of two coalition governments -- Congress-NC and PDP-BJP -- drawing flak from the locals.

The state government has spent more than Rs 57