Blaming the previous Government for the prevailing ills in power sector Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said that had BSP Government taken steps to improve power scenario the situation in Uttar Pradesh might have been different now.
"Mind my words from April 1 the state will start getting additional electricity," Yadav said while laying development scheme of power and agriculture sector worth Rs 15784 crore. The CM also dedicated the Srinagar Hydro power project of 330 megawatt that was constructed by GVK group in Uttarakhand besides extending MoUs of private power purchase of 1361 mw with two companies.
In a function held at CM’s residence he said that the government was committed to provide 16-18 hours power to villages and 20 to 24 hours power to the cities by 2016. The function was attaneded by Samajwadi party national president Mulayam Singh Yadav, GVK company head GVK Reddy and fleet of ministers. He also laid the foundation stone of two agriculture Universities - one in Azamgarh and other in lakhimpur Kheri.
''The Samajwadi Party Government is working hard to improve the life of people. I am sure people will choose our party in the lok Sabha elections because we have done in two years what others could not have done even in five years,'' he said. The CM also launched the SMS service in the power department to send the consumer information about the electricity bill and to change the power transformers within 72 hours.
Power department officials also signed a MoUs with KSK Mahanadi forpurchase of 100 mw of electricty for 25 years and PTC India limited for purchase of 361 mw of power for 25 years. Yadav also laid the foundation and inaugurated several other power projects including setting up of 33/11 KVA sub-stations in the state and underground electric wires in Aminabad and chowk areas of the state capital.