Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday announced to provide 10,000 solar lamps and other necessary electrical equipment including transformers for the flood victims of Jammu & Kashmir.
The State has already announced an aid of Rs 10 crore including Rs 5 crore in cash and rice worth Rs 5 crore for the flood victims.In a meeting of Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) held at the Mantralaya on Friday, it was resolved to provide solar lamps besides transformers and other necessary equipment to maintain power supply in the flood hit areas of J&K.
Presiding over the meeting Singh directed the officers of Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company (CSPDCl) and CREDA to take immediate steps in this direction.Singh reviewed the works undertaken by CREDA in present financial year from April-July besides its achievements in the previous financial year.
The officers informed the Chief Minister that in 2013-14 as many as 440582 free solar lamps were distributed among tribal dominated rural areas and 244283 free solar study lamps among students under the priority schemes of the State government.In the current financial year, solar lamp have been distributed among 1146 families and solar study lamps among 3832 students till July.They said that in 2013-14 electrification of as many as 251 primary and community health centers was done by the solar energy. In this year till July, 60 health centers have been provided electricity by solar system.
In past 16 months from April 2013 to July 2014 electrification of as many as 97 tribal hostels and 110 villages has been done by solar system.As many as 2663 solar pumps have also been installed during this period, the officers said. Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Power Holding Company Shivraj Singh, Additional Chief Secretary , Finance Department DS Mishra, Additional Chief Secretary of Home and Tribal Welfare Department NK Aswal, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Department Ajay Singh, Additional Chief Secretary of Panchayat and Rural Development MK Raut, Principal Secretary, Energy Department Aman Kumar Singh and Director of CREDA SK Shukla besides other senior officers were present in the meeting.