Jammu : Over 100 villages are without power supply in Jammu and Kashmir, officials have informed a Legislative Council panel. The Power Development Department officials have informed the Department Related Standing Committee (DRSC) of J&K Legislative Council that during a survey it was found that 108 villages in the state were without power. A meeting of the DRSC was held here yesterday under the Chairmanship of MLC Ramesh Arora to review the functioning of Power Development Department (PDD).
Legislators, Rani Gargi Blowria, Saif-ud-Din Bhat and Vibod Gupta, attended the meeting and gave suggestions to further improve the functioning of the PDD. As per official statistics available, 2.71 lakh households in rural areas of the state are without electric power. Out of the total 12.92 lakh rural households, 10.21 lakh rural house-holds have been electrified by October end this year, according to official figures.
Thirty four villages have been electrifified from April 2015 to October 2017 in the state. Meanwhile, a detailed discussion was also held on
regularisation of 400 daily wagers working in the State Power Development Corporation (SPDC) and the Chairman of the Committee asked the concerned authorities to take steps for speedy regularisation of these workers, an official spokesman said. PTI
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