Chief Minister Raghubar Das has directed officials to start distributing solar study lamps promised in the Annual Budget from December 20. The study lamps are to be given to the all students of Class X and girls belonging to Scheduled Caste and Tribe and Backward Class communities residing in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) hostels. He issued the direction while reviewing performance of Energy Department on Tuesday.
This apart the CM also set a deadline for completing electrification of 724 villages that was to be done under State plan. “The CM was particular about completion of all the related works such as erecting of wire and poles, installation of transformers and charging the line at a time. The exercise has to be completed by January 26, 2016. He also directed the officials of JBVNl to hold camps for providing electricity connections to the consumers,” said an official.
The review also looked into implementing Atal Gram Jyoti Yojna in the State and the CM said on the occasion that work for this purpose should commence from January 15 and complete by the end of March next year. “All the schools, KGBV, Panchayat Bhawans and Anganwadi Centers are to be given grid connected electricity and KGBVs and Panchayat Bhawans would be taken up first,” he added.
Apart from conventional power sources, the also discussed about progress made in harnessing solar energy schemes for which a forward looking policy has been unveiled in the State. The review also looked into proposed power projects namely North Karanpura (1,980 MW), Deoghar (1,950 MW), and Tilaiya (6,000 MW).
Physical and financial progress made on Grid sub-stations at Patratu, latehar, lohardaga, Dumka, Chaibasa, Gobindpur, Madhupur, Manoharpur, Mango, Ramchan-drapur, Chatra, Tamar and Simdega also came for discussion. The CM at the same time also stressed on stopping power theft and setting up special courts for the purpose.
Officials of the Department updated the CM about completion of circuit line in Dumka, grid sub-station at Madhupur and Chaibasa and progress taken place on Garhwa-Japla and Hatia-Kanke transmission lines. He was informed that Aggregate Technical and Commercial losses (AT& C) loss has come down to 38.89 per cent from 42.19 while transmission and distribution loss is on 29 per cent from earlier 31 per cent.
Chief Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Development Commissioner RS Poddar, Principal Secretary to the CM Sanjay Kumar, Finance Secretary Amit Khare, Energy Secretary SKG Rahate and Managing Director of JBVNl Rahul Purwar were present in the review meeting.