Scindia assures adequate electricity supply to Haryana

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, APRIL 26

 Union Minister of State for Power  Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said that with a view to ensure adequate supply of electricity to Haryana, new power lines of 6000 MW capacity would be laid between Champa in Chhattisgarh to Kurukshetra at a cost of Rs.3500 crore.   Also, new power projects costing Rs.22,000 crore are being set up in Haryana.      

Accompanied by Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Mr. Scindia was addressing a function after dedicating 2630 MVA 765/400/220 KV sub station set up by Power Grid Corporation of India at village Dhana Narsan in district Bhiwani today.

            Mr. Scindia said that Haryana would be among the most developed states in the country hence it is essential that agriculture, industry and domestic sectors in the state   get adequate power supply. He said that a target to generate 55000 MW electricity was set in 11^th Five Year Plan which has been increased to 88,000 MW in 12^th Five Year Plan. He said that a target to produce 17,500 MW electricity was fixed during last year and it is a matter of pride that we had increased the generation capacity by 20,300 MW in one year.

            Mr. Scindia  said that UPA Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh are committed to provide electricity to every house in the country. He said that this 2630 MW substation would be linked to Jaipur in Rajasthan and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. Power would also be supplied here from Hydel power projects of Moga in Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu. This power transmission centre set up at a cost of over Rs.2500 crore would provide adequate electricity to farmers and industries in Bhiwani. Also, it would permanently resolve the problem of power distribution. Referring to his family relations with families of Ch. Bansi Lal and Chief Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda, he said that Haryana and Maharashtra are only two states that have old relations with Scindia family.

            Speaking on this occasion, Chief Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that total generation capacity of Haryana in the year 2005  was only 1587 MW which has been increased to 5800 MW with the setting up of new power projects and support of Union Power Ministry. The State government had set up new power plants at Yamunanagar, Jharli, Khanpur and Khedar. The government had also implemented a new policy to ensure adequate power supply in rural areas as per which 20-22 hours electricity on the pattern of cities would be given to those villages where line losses were reduced to less than 25 per cent. The residents of district Bhiwani had availed maximum benefit of electricity bill waiver scheme, he added.

            Mr. Hooda said that Mr. Scindia has always given priority to Haryana in power projects. The new 500 MW commercial operation has set up at Jharli with his support. Electricity would be supplied here in this transmission centre from Jharli power plant. New station of the power grid would be connected to Narwana, Jind and power house Khedar. This substation is technically ranked second in the world and it would provide adequate power supply in the district.

            Member of Parliament Ms. Shruti Choudhry said that it was her grandfather Ch. Bansi Lal who initially had provided electricity in every village. Now Chief Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda is setting up power plants in the state which is commendable.

            Public Health Engineering Minister, Mrs. Kiran Choudhry said that availability of drinking water and power are two important aspects of development. It is a matter of pride that Chief Minister had undertaken several initiatives to ensure adequate power supply. Today, waterworks, tubewell and boosting stations had been set up in every village of district Bhiwani to ensure water supply to people. The new sub station would ensure regular power supply to all villages in the area, she added.

            Bhiwani MLA, Mr. Ghanshyam Das Saraaf thanked Union Minister, Mr. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia  and Chief Minister Mr. Bhupinder Singh Hooda for dedicating power transmission centre at village Dhana Narsan in Bhiwani.

            Those present on this occasion included Cooperation Minister Mr. Satpal Sangwan, Power Minister, Delhi Mr. Haarun Yusuf, Additional Secretary, Union Power Ministry Mr. Ashok Lavasa, Joint Secretary Ms. Rita Aacharya, Political Advisor to Chief Minister Prof. Virender Singh, former Speaker Mr. Chatar Singh Chauhan, former MLAs Mr. Ranvir Mahendra, Somvir Singh, Maj. Narpender Sangwan and officers of Power grid Corporation.