Jammu and Kashmir’s lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that the UT would be power surplus in the next four years, and every house would get quality and reliable power.
He said that a new transmission line is coming up from Ladakh that will be connected with Kashmir, Jammu and Punjab, after which there will be no dearth of electricity in JK. Addressing a function at Mirbazar, Anantnag, where he inaugurated a power grid substation, the LG Sinha said that the Power department had completed the project within six months.
“From 1947 to 2020, JK could generate only 3450 MWs of power, and the same figure will be achieved in the next four years only,” he said.
He said that the people of Kashmir should cooperate with the Power Department to install smart meters so that uninterrupted quality and reliable power is given to subscribers.
“A crucial transmission line has been sanctioned by the government of India that will come from Ladakh and reach Kashmir, Jammu and then Punjab. This project stands approved, and once the project is finalised, there will be no shortage of Power in JK,” the LG said. He said Power Department was doing a commendable job by completing all pending projects on the fast track.
