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ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨਾ, ਇਹ ਖਬਰ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਥੇ ਦੇਖੋ।
Domestic electricity connections will be issued within a span of 30 days, says Ranjit Singh
Chandigarh, December 29 – Haryana Power Minister, Ranjit Singh said that domestic electricity connections will be issued within a span of 30 days. Besides this, the Power Department has already issued 7,500 tubewell connections and another 3,500 tubewell connections will be released by February, 2021.
Power Minister, Ranjit Singh gave this statement while speaking to mediapersons here today. He informed that the Department had received a total of 17,500 applications for connections and farmers have been given exemption in the remaining connections. He further added that now farmers can purchase 3 Star Motor from the market and connections in this regard will soon be issued.
Sharing details of the developmental work, the Power Minister said that by March 31, 2021, all the damaged electricity poles will be repaired or replaced. Apart from this, all the poles of the Power Department will be marked so that they can be monitored from the headquarters. He further added that now record of all such poles will be maintained to prevent misuse. A meeting of senior officers of Public Utilities was held recently in this regard, in which the officers were given instructions to either repair or replace all the damaged poles by March 31, 2021.
Sharing details of the successful implementation of “Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon” Scheme he said that now 24 hours of uninterrupted power supply is being given to 5,080 villages of the state. About 72 per cent of the villages have been covered under this Scheme and presently 24 hours of electricity is being supplied in Panchkula, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Karnal, Gurugram, Faridabad, Sirsa, Rewari and Fatehabad districts. He further added that soon 24-hour power supply will be available in the remaining villages under this Scheme.
The Power Minister said that the electricity line loss has been reduced from 30 per cent to 17 per cent and affirmative steps have been taken to decrease it further. The Minister said that he is sure that the line losses will be further reduced by 3 to 4 per cent in the near future.
Ranjit Singh shared that to enhance the working of the Department 200 SDOs will soon be recruited. Taking steps to ensure better power supply, the Minister said that a Pilot Project regarding installation of smart meters is presently being conducted in Gurugram, Faridabad, Panchkula and Karnal districts which will be implemented in other cities of the state later. He added that there will be more transparency with the installation of these smart meters. He informed that the state government has presently placed order for 10 lakh smart meters and 20 lakh more meters will be ordered after the installation of these meters.
Sharing details about the redressal of electricity related complaints he said that the field officers have been given instructions to resolve the consumer complaints on time. Similarly, instructions have also been given to officers to ensure maintenance of feeders and timely repairs so that power supply can be resumed at the earliest in case of breakdown.
