2-day event of ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya’ Bijlee Mahotsav concluded in Cachar

July 29: Electricity distribution has improved a lot in the last 8 years. Earlier, there would be load shedding of 8-10 hours daily, but now there’s constant power availability for 24 hours. This was claimed by the officials of APDCL in the programme organized under Ujjwal Bharat, ‘Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya’ at Saidpur, near NIT on Thursday. The credit for this goes to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Bijli Yojana, said the officials.

Speaking at the event, District Development Commissioner (DDC) Rajiv Roy said that if electricity is produced in sufficient quantity, then availability would not be an issue and it should be taken care of that electricity is not wasted in any way. To save electricity, households and offices should turn off any unnecessary machines or gadgets. If these practices are continued, then India would be self-reliant in the field of electricity by 2047.

Khalil Uddin Mazumder, MLA, Katigorah, Danile Engleng, GM,APDCL Silchar zone, Supriya Paul, DGM, Power Grid and Biswajit Das, CEO, Cachar Electrical Circle, also stressed upon solar power generation, citing the fact that Assam is yet to be self-reliant in the sector. Points were also deliberated on how to reduce pollution, and the steps the Govt is taking to ensure power connectivity to general public.

Meanwhile, the power distribution company organized another program at Baritilla, Near Silcoorie Grant under Silcoori grant of Cachar district on Friday. In the event, the officials of APDCL urged people to save electricity and highlighted the technical development of renewable energy and progress of power grid across the country and various plans for implementation of Zero Carbon Mission and Green Hydrogen Mission.

District Nodal Officer and chief manager of Power Grid Corporation, Ashim Paul also highlighted about the future Power scenario and stressed upon use of renewable energy. It is to be mentioned that Union Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy is celebrating “Ujjwal Bharat Ujjwal Bhavishya -power@2047” under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.