Cabinet approves one-time exemption for transportation of timber for PAFs of KHEP

SRINAGAR: The State Cabinet today accorded sanction to the grant of one-time exemption for transportation/removal of 68100 cft of salvaged timber in favour of 227 Project Affected Families (PAF) of 330 MW Kishanganga Hydroelectric plant (KHEP) from submerged areas to their rehabilitation areas in north Kashmir.

An official spokesperson here tonight said that the Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, accorded sanction to the grant of one time exemption for transportation/removal of 68100 cft of salvaged timber subject to a maximum limit of 300 cft per dismantled structure in favour of 227 Project Affected Families (PAF) of 330 MW Kishanganga HEP from submerged areas to their rehabilitation areas in relaxation of prohibition contained in Kashmir Forest Notice and the Land Transportation Rules. (AGENCIES)