Chandigarh, Jan 25 – Extending ‘Manohar gift’ on the occasion of Republic Day, Haryana's power distribution companies Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) have started supplying 24-hours uninterrupted electricity to another 201 villages in the State. With this, total number of villages on 24-hour supply reaches 4463, which is nearly two-third of the total number of villages in the state.
Giving this information here today, a spokesman of DISCOMs said that UHBVN is supplying round-the-clock electricity in 2637 villages through its 528 feeders. These include 615 villages in Ambala Circle, 412 in Kurukshetra Circle, 408 in Karnal Circle, 920 in Yamunanagar Circle, 20 in Panipat Circle, 66 in Sonipat Circle, 165 in Kaithal Circle, 10 in Rohtak Circle and 21 villages in Jhajjar Circle. Similarly, 1826 villages are being supplied 24x7 electricity through DHBVN's 520 feeders. These include 250 villages in Gurugram Circle, 135 in Faridabad Circle, 354 in Sirsa Circle, 418 in Rewari Circle, 300 in Fatehabad Circle, 187 in Narnaul Circle, 134 in Bhiwani Circle, 43 in Hisar Circle, 3 in Palwal Circle and one village each in Jind and Mewat Circles.
Chief Minister Mr Manohar Lal had launched ‘Mhara Gaon-Jagmag Gaon’ scheme from Dayalpur village in Kurukshetra district on July 1, 2015. Under this scheme, old power cables in the village are replaced with new armoured cables, old and non functioning meters are replaced and villagers are urged to pay the outstanding electricity bills. As soon as the line loss decreases, supply to the village is increased in a graded manner leading finally to uninterrupted supply on urban pattern. This also helps in minimizing loss of transformers in rural area apart from enhancing consumer satisfaction.
The Chief Minister has exhorted the rural electricity consumers to avail benefit of this scheme by coming forward and joining it in large number. He has also assured that the distribution companies will provide 24 hours uninterrupted power supply to all such villages.
Currently hundred percent villages in nine districts - Pachankula, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Gurugram, Faridabad, Sirsa, Rewari and Fatehabad - are getting 24-hour electricity supply as part of ‘Mhara Gaon Jagmag Gaon scheme. The scheme has now started showing encouraging results.