By IANS,
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday said that Himachal Pradesh was entitled to 7.19 percent of the power from the Bhakra-Nangal and Beas hydropower projects and awarded compensation to the hill state.
The compensation, which will be calculated by the central government, would be paid by Punjab and Haryana as the two states were the beneficiaries of the denial of power to Himachal Pradesh over the last few decades.
Himachal Pradesh had sought 12 percent of the power generated by the Bhakra Beas Management Board hydropower projects in the state.