Haridwar to have underground power supply line

DAINIK NATION BUREAU

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat along with Union Minister for Power RK Singh laid the foundation stone for laying underground electricity cables worth of Rs 200 crores in Kumbh area of Haridwar, under the Integrated Power Development Scheme (IDPS) at Haridwar on Friday.

In his address, Chief Minister said that apart from being Kumbh Nagri, Haridwar is also a city of mela’s and festivals. Pilgrims in large number visit Haridwar throughout the year. He further said that besides being clean, the religious places must have proper facilities for the pilgrims. with the underground electricity cables, the mishaps due to power would end and it would also help in the expansion of the road network.

Haridwar is the second place after Varanasi, where the electricity cables are being laid underground and very soon, work to lay underground electricity cables in Dehradun would also be started. State has been successful in providing electricity to all the Gram Sabhas and putting an end to the practice of open defecation by providing toilets and similar facilities would be provided to the travelers. The CM gave his consent for grants for setting up a PHC at Bhupatwala, Haridwar; Building Construction of Municipal Corporation, Haridwar and remaining 10 per cent work of sewerage in Haridwar. The CM also announced financial assistance for the solution of the water accumulation problem in Haridwar under the Amrit Yojna and a grant of Rs 10 crores for  Science & Yoga Park.

Applauding the efforts of Chief Minister and Cabinet Minister, Madan Kaushik on the work to lay underground power lines in Haridwar RK Singh said that Haridwar is a unique city and it is the centre of faith of millions of people in the world. Now line loss would be curtailed, roads would be widened and faults at lines would be reduced.

 Mr Singh has said that Rs 600 crore would be sanctioned in phase wise manner for under ground power lines. He said Rs 200 crore has been sanctioned and additional Rs 200 crore would be given, this year, while remaining Rs 200 crore would be given next year. He also announced to give Rs 10 crore for CSR for carrying development activities in Haridwar and the Chief Minister can spend sanctioned amount on various beneficiary schemes.

Kaushik expressed thanks to the Union Minister RK Singh for providing central funds for laying underground power lines in Haridwar. Haridwar MP Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said central government is being requested to sanction metro train from Roorkee to Haridwar and up to Rishikesh. He expressed hope that this proposal would be accepted soon. Uttarakhand BJP chief Ajay Bhatt thanks the Union Minister and the central government for sanctioning various projects for the state and for Haridwar city.

Other dignitaries including MLAs Adesh Chauhan and Deshraj Karnwal, Secretary, Power Radhika Jha, District Magistrate Deepak Rawat, SSP Krishna Kumar VK, Vice-president HRDA Nitin Bhadoria, CDO Swati Bhadoria and others were present at the function.