State to get Rs 860 crore to cover un-electrified villages
Yash Khajuria 9/10/2011 8:29:12 PM
JAMMU, Sept 10 : While power crisis has become a major challenge for the Jammu and Kashmir, state has received Rs 860 crore under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) to cover the un-electrified villages.
Official sources said that part of the fund of Rs. 191.14 crore is being incurred in Jammu division to electrify 6100 hamlets and 91 villages which has so far not seen the electricity and continue to remain in darkness even after sixty years of independence.
State Government has further de-centralized the power reforms project in the state and to effectively monitor the project, now the DDCs of the concerned districts, will be given powers to take on spot decisions.
“Every Executive Engineers of Power Development Department (PDD) and Power Development Corporation (PDC) has been asked to take monthly meeting to sort out any problem in smooth execution of this programme, so that un-electrified villages are provided with electricity”, said MoS Power Shabir Ahmed Khan.
Shabir said that a new survey will be conducted such habitations which are totally un-electrified so far under the prescribed guidelines of RGGVY so that the purpose of this massive project could be achieved in totality.
Referring to the impediments in smooth execution of the project mere for lack of trained manpower in repairing of equipments used in the project in the state, the Minister assured that the Centre will be approached to arrange training programme for the concerned state technicians so that damaged machinery could be repaired locally.
It is pertinent to mention here that despite receiving nearly Rs 500 crore under the Accelerated Power Development Reforms Programme (APDRP), most of the power supply lines in the state particularly in urban centres have remained unchanged.
Officials said electricity supplied to most of the city areas is passing through worn-out cables laid three decades ago which have become threat for the people particularly living in congested areas of the city.
Nearly 2160 km of power lines have been changed but most of the urban centers have remained untouched putting lives of thousands of people at stake.
Official sources said that part of the fund of Rs. 191.14 crore is being incurred in Jammu division to electrify 6100 hamlets and 91 villages which has so far not seen the electricity and continue to remain in darkness even after sixty years of independence.
State Government has further de-centralized the power reforms project in the state and to effectively monitor the project, now the DDCs of the concerned districts, will be given powers to take on spot decisions.
“Every Executive Engineers of Power Development Department (PDD) and Power Development Corporation (PDC) has been asked to take monthly meeting to sort out any problem in smooth execution of this programme, so that un-electrified villages are provided with electricity”, said MoS Power Shabir Ahmed Khan.
Shabir said that a new survey will be conducted such habitations which are totally un-electrified so far under the prescribed guidelines of RGGVY so that the purpose of this massive project could be achieved in totality.
Referring to the impediments in smooth execution of the project mere for lack of trained manpower in repairing of equipments used in the project in the state, the Minister assured that the Centre will be approached to arrange training programme for the concerned state technicians so that damaged machinery could be repaired locally.
It is pertinent to mention here that despite receiving nearly Rs 500 crore under the Accelerated Power Development Reforms Programme (APDRP), most of the power supply lines in the state particularly in urban centres have remained unchanged.
Officials said electricity supplied to most of the city areas is passing through worn-out cables laid three decades ago which have become threat for the people particularly living in congested areas of the city.
Nearly 2160 km of power lines have been changed but most of the urban centers have remained untouched putting lives of thousands of people at stake.
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