Eleven districts of State have achieved cent-percent electrification claimed Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company limited (CSPDCl) here on Saturday. CSPDCl has been thriving to electrify rural areas of State and it is because of these efforts that today 11 districts of the State have been completely electrified, said Deputy General Manager (Public Relations) Vijay Mishra.
The districts that have achieved complete electrification work include Raipur, Baloda Bazaar, Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Durg, Balod, Bemetara, Mungeli, Janjgir and Raigarh. Continuing the electrification work ahead CSPDCl would soon achieve hundred per cent electrification of ten districts including Gariaband, Rajnandgaon, Kabirdham, Kanker, Korba, Jashpur, Surguja, Surajpur, Balrampur and Korea. In these districts very few villages are left for electrification, the DGM said adding under the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojna CSPDCl has initiated effective steps to supply power in remote villages that are located in jungle areas.
CSPDCl is organising special camps for giving electric connections. A very unique scheme has been started by the State Government under which any person just by paying a token amount of Rs250 can get power connection, he informed. According to DGM Mishra in case of single phase connection the total connection charges has been divided into 12 installments of Rs1200 each. likewise 3.43 lakh pumps for farmers have been electrified in state. Presently 25,295 villages are in process of getting electrified, he added.