ARTIFICIAL LAKE AT BILASPUR HIMACHAL PRADESH

About ten years ago , theCentral Government had decided to construct an artificial lake at Bilaspur and an amount of Rs. 1.5 crores was sanctioned for the purpose. It was to gather the water from the Gobind Sagar Dam as its water level rises and then not allow it to recede when the level goes down. Like many other projects in the District , the lake project has not taken place. A design for approval to the Government several years ago was sent and it is learnt that it was firs approved but later the earlier proposal was turned down for making necessary changes. The Admininistrative and technical difficulties and reason responsible for the delay , the system retained, regulate and control the release and filling of water in the lake even after the backwaters of Gobind Sagar begins to recede. In the name of toursm , there is nothing at and in Bilaspur District. If artificial lake is constructed, the tourism would have taken place. The useful for the development of an year round tourism Industry, fishing, water sports, employment generation and even availability of water for drinking and irrigation purposes in the District would have a last long development of the District and the lifes of the people of Bhakhra Dam austees.Sita Ram Dhiman, Sr. B.S.P.Leader, Himachal Pradesh at Shimla.