The Chhattisgarh Government has set a target to electrify as many as 36 interior villages of the insurgency-infested Narayanpur district under the Deendayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojana till March 31, 2016.
In a video-conference, Principal Secretary, Energy, Aman Kumar Singh along with the Managing Director of Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company limited (CSPDCl) Ankit Anand and other officials directed the officials concerned to come up with a significant work plan regarding the electrification of the 36 remote villages of the district within a specific time-frame.
The list of the villages includes Taropal,Guttapal, Gauradand, Kacora, Teradul, Garadapal, Kulanar, Malecur, Botha, Ekodi, Kurusnar, Temargaon and Hitulwad. The data of Census 2001 including details about the targetted villages is being consulted for the plan.
Collector Taman Singh Sonwani said initially the far-off blocks are to be focussed on. Notably, the district administration is already working on providing electricity on the riverside areas of the blocks.
Sonwani said the upcoming plan will benefit the farmers for irrigation. Also, it will help in illuminating the ashrams and hostel buildings.