Himachal's Water Funds Diverted to 19 Rest Houses; Center Halts 1200 Cr

• Himachal Pradesh's BJP government allegedly diverted Jal Jeevan Mission funds to build 19 rest houses in Dharampur and Seraj constituencies.
• A total of 37.85 crore rupees from water schemes were used for these rest houses, with 26 crore spent in Dharampur alone.
• The central government has refused to release 1200 crore rupees, stating the funds were for drinking water, not construction.
• Previous BJP government falsely reported Jal Jeevan Mission as complete, leading to pending funds.
• The maintenance of these rest houses now costs the state 1.42 crore rupees annually.