Power projects

Power projects in Jammu and Kashmir have been in focus and the administration has been working overnight to streamline the power distribution system.

Recently the government inaugurated seven power infrastructure development projects in Kashmir valley and one of them in Pulwama. Construction of the new receiving station at Pulwama under the languishing project will provide reliable power supply to 3350 households.

Hardly any work was done in the last three decades to strengthen the power infrastructure in the J&K UT. There are a plethora of problems confronting the power generation, transmission, and distribution sectors.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration recently said that they are determined for a time-bound solution to the problems. Rs. 5000 crore has been allocated to transform the power infrastructure and I am certain with a pragmatic approach, we will be able to mitigate the challenges of this sector.

Three receiving stations of Bandipora districts have been added with substantial MVA capacity for the benefit of the people.  Augmentation of the existing receiving station at Shadipora, Bandipora with an additional 3.7 MVA capacity will benefit 5000 households. Similarly, the addition of 2.3 MVA capacities at Ajas is going to benefit 2900 households and Markundal with additional capacity augmentation of 7.4 MVA will benefit 5,700 households in the districts. In total, the capacity augmentation in Bandipora will benefit 13,600 households.