UPCL achieve cent per cent electrification of panchayat houses/schools for ‘Bharat Net’project
UPCL achieve cent per cent electrification of panchayat houses/schools for ‘Bharat Net’project
Dehradun , Nov 20
Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) has achieved success by providing 100% electricity connectivity in time to the Panchayat houses/school buildings identified under Bharat Net project in Uttarakhand state.
Bharat Net project is playing a key role in achieving the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide digital connectivity to every place in rural India. By providing “high speed internet” service in every Gram Panchayat through Bharat Net, every person, especially the people of rural India, can access online services for which electricity connectivity is absolutely necessary.
As a result of the instructions and efforts of UPCL Managing Director Anil Kumar Yadav this milestone could be achieved. Congratulated all the regional officers/employees for this success, Anil Kumar Yadav directed them to make every possible effort to maintain the supply and quality of electricity in the entire state in future as well. Under this scheme, UPCL has completed the electrification of 697 identified Panchayat houses in 10 districts on time, the details of which are as follows- Almora-126, Bageshwar,161,Champawat-24, Dehradun-76, Haridwar-51,Nainital-112, Pauri Garhwal-56, Tehri-42, UdhamSingh Nagar-18 and Uttarkashi-31.
Apart from this, UPCL has also joined the leading states of the country by completing the electrification of 669 identified grid based PVTG houses under PM Janman Yojana in Uttarakhand state. Along with this, work is in progress to provide grid connectivity to 43 ITBP posts in Pithoragarh, Uttarkashi and Chamoli districts under Border Out Post Yojana and 1154 houses in 11 identified villages in Pithoragarh and Uttarkashi districts under Vibrant Village Program.
