Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley will launch a campaign in Balaghat district on April 13.
Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla and other public representatives will be present on the occasion. As soon as the campaign is launched, Balaghat district will become power cut-free and domestic consumers will start receiving 24-hour power. Atal Jyoti Abhiyan will benefit 1141 villages in Balaghat district. As many as 12 thousand 808 permanent agriculture pump connection consumers will also start receiving adequate power as per their requirement. The scheme will benefit 2 lakh 60 lakh 656 low-tension and 42 high-tension consumers.
With round-the-clock power supply, youths will not face any difficulty in setting up small and cottage industries in villages. Health centres, schools, telecommunication centres and Anganwadi centres will also start receiving 24-hour power supply.
For the campaign, 445 kilometer low-tension lines and 508 kilometer 11 KV lines were laid in Balaghat district. Besides, 430 distribution transformers of 25 KVA capacity have also been installed.