CID to investigate forest wood floating in Pandoh Dam after cloudburst
Taking strict cognizance of the forest wood and logs that got accumulated in the Pandoh Dam in the recent cloudbursts, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has handed over the investigations to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The log woods in huge quantity was sighted floating in the Pandoh dam recently which got accumulated after it was swept down from the hills last week due to the cloudburst and flash floods.
A spokesperson of the state government said that the government has taken serious cognizance regarding the matter and would bring out in light the possible reasons behind the accumulation of wood in such a large quantity and the government under the directions of the Chief Minister has now decided for the CID inquiry into the matter. The first and foremost reaction to the incidents of cloudbursts and floods was to save the life of people and provide immediate relief to them wherein effective measures were underway to bring back normalcy in the flood hit regions.
The videos and photographs of wood flushing down with the river and found floating in the Pandoh dam went viral on few media platforms, raising public concern and prompting calls for investigation. While the government and the administration was busy helping people, the BJP made hue and cry regarding the forest wood without showing and sensitivity and concern for the ones affected by the cloudburst and flash floods. The BJP leaders were making irresponsible statements at the time of disaster which highlights that the opposition is highly ignorant and selective when it comes to such matters as the issues of illegal felling of trees were never inquired and no accountability was set during their tenure. Rather the “Van Mafia” had clear support of the BJP and its government in the previous tenures of the BJP government in the state.
The spokesperson added that the present state government has set a goal to make Himachal Pradesh a ‘Green Energy State’ by 31st March, 2026 and any obstacle or act which stops government from achieving its target would be dealt under the rule of the law.
