Jammu and Kashmir government has taken many steps to strengthen four pillars of the electricity system- production, transmission, distribution and connection, UT’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha informed on Monday.
Addressing a programme in the capital city on ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya-Power @2047’, Sinha said, “Jammu and Kashmir government has taken many steps to strengthen four pillars of the electricity system- production, transmission, distribution and connection. Illegal connection, theft is the cancer of electricity system and I urge citizens to launch a sustained campaign against it.”The Lieutenant Governor highlighted that the Government of India has sanctioned the Phase-1 package of Rs 5641.91 crore for complete revamp, strengthening of the power distribution infrastructure under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) under both urban and rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir.“Of the amount under phase-1, JPDCL will get Rs 2807.70-crore (Rs 2265.95 crores under loss reduction and Rs 541.75 crore under smart metering) and KPDCL to receive Rs 2834.21 crore (Rs 2329.25 crores under loss reduction and Rs 504.96 crore under smart metering),” he said.
The office of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha further informed that under phase 1, projects related to smart pre-paid metering and loss reduction/infrastructure creation will be implemented. “Modernization works will be funded separately under phase-2. It is a fitting tribute to Celebrate “UJJWAL BHARAT UJJWAL BHAVISHYA” Power @ 2047,” the office tweeted.
Alos, acknowledging the best performance of Andhra Pradesh in the power sector and effective implementation of various Central schemes, the Ministry of Power has selected Visakhapatnam to hold the Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya – Power @2047 event on July 30. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address consumers of Visakhapatnam virtually.
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