Chief Minister Raghubar Das said on Wednesday that Jharkhand would be made a power hub and the Government was determined to bridge the gap of urban and rural areas as far as power supply was concerned.
After an MoU was signed between State Government and EESl for installing lED lights at Sub-divisional level and downwards, he said that giving solar pumps to farmers was also under consideration.
In the first phase, the Government has targeted to install 2,000 street lights by the end of March 2017.
Urban Development Department Secretary Arun Kumar Singh said that Jharkhand became the third State to be connected with this scheme.
“EESl will install lED street lights with a free maintenance rider for seven years. A central control room will be made to monitor it. After lodging a complaint of a dysfunctional street light, the same will be repaired within 72 hours by the company. Smart meters will be installed on every pole showing electricity consumption,” said Singh.
EESl MD Saurabh Kumar said that the company would install street lights in 100 block headquarters. Payment would be done as per performance of the company.
Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma, Development Commissioner Amit Khare, Additional Chief Secretary RK Srivastava and Principal Secretary to CM Sanjay Kumar were also present at the occasion.