UBUB: Bijli Mahotsav held at GDC Bohipora Kupwara
KUPWARA: The district administration Kupwara along with Ministry of Power in association with Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Kupwara and NHPC Friday organised a function at Government Degree College (GDC), Kupwara to celebrate the Bijli Mahotsav under the umbrella of ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya (UBUB)- Power@2047.
Despite incessant rains in Kupwara, a large number of people attended the celebration enthusiastically.
The programme started with lighting of the ceremonial lamp by B K Chaudhary GSM NHPC KGPS Bandipora in presence of elected members of District Development Council members.
The DDC Members of the concerned areas highlighted the key achievements in the power sector in the rural and urban areas.
They said the programme was organised to showcase the achievements of ministry of power over the last few years in Village electrification, household connectivity and other power up-gradation milestones achieved in the rural electrification.
The contribution of the District Development Commissioner, Kupwara Khalid Jahangir in the execution of centrally sponsored schemes like Saubhagya, DDUGJY, PMDP, IPDS and RAPDRP was highlighted during the program.
Under the Saubhagya Scheme an amount of Rs. 85 rrores was utilized in district Kupwara wherein 429 number of Distribution Transformers were installed with about 1225 CKms of HT/LT lines were laid.
Speaking on the occasion, Executive Engineer Shamim Ahmad urged the people to keep check on power theft and make its judicious use. He particularly highlighted the role of women folk in energy conservation.
On the occasion, 5 beneficiaries were provided energy saving devices and 45 children from different schools were felicitated with gifts for their best performance.
