Bijli Mahotsav: Mega event under UBUB held at Char-i- Sharief
BUDGAM: The Ministry of Power in association with NHPC and KPDCL Monday organized a ‘BijliMahotsav’ under Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya (UBUB) at Sports Stadium, Char-i- Sharief, here.
The event was held as a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence.
The Bijli Mahotsav was used as a platform to celebrate the collaboration between the UT and the Central Government to highlight the key achievements of the power sector.
Huge gathering of people from different walks of life participated in the Mahotsav.
During the event, some key achievements were highlighted which included adding of 169 GW of generation capacity, transforming country from power deficit to power surplus, adding of 1.6 lakh ckm of transmission lines, connecting entire country into one grid running on one frequency, emerging as largest integrated grid in the world and achievement of 100 percent village electrification (18,374) in 2018 and 100 percent household electrification (2.86 Cr).
Chairman District Development Council (DDC), Budgam Nazir Ahmad Khan, who was chief guest on the occasion, inaugurated the BijliMahotsav by lighting the lamp.
The dignitaries highlighted the benefits of electricity and the unprecedented growth achieved by the power sector over the past few years.
Various cultural programmes, nukkad nataks were presented by renowned artists and school children, besides screening of short films on the power sector was also organized. The events also witnessed several beneficiaries sharing their experiences.
On this occasion, DDC Chairman, Nazir Ahmad Khan, in his address to gathering said the government is doing remarkable work in the field of electricity.
“The local administration is implementing various schemes with the help of the central government, and the public is getting benefited,” he said.
ADDC Budgam also expressed his views and highlighted the role of KPDCL in improving the lives of people by doing tremendous work in the power sector.
SE KPDCL AzharAftab gave detailed information about the program being run for the public.
This programme was facilitated by Nodal Officer NHPC. Dr Abid and ADDC appreciated the role of NHPC, KPDCL and District Administration Budgam for organizing the program.
