Deserving families will get 200 units of free electricity: LG

Srinagar, Nov 4: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that the government was committed to provide 200 units of free electricity to the deserving families.

In his address to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, the LG said, “The government is committed to providing 200 units of free electricity to deserving households for which modalities are being worked out.”

He said J&K was endowed with an abundance of water resources that were yet to be harnessed fully.

“The government is committed to harnessing their full potential so that their economic dividend enhances people’s lives and J&K’s financial position,” LG Sinha said.

He said that the government would seek the support of the Government of India for a significant leap forward in our energy sector.

“Completion of four Mega Hydro Electric Power projects, with a sanctioned capacity of 3014 MWs, will be expedited for doubling the hydropower generation capacity by 2026 to not only make J&K self-sufficient in power but also to enable us to generate revenue from this vital green resource,” the LG said.

He said another four Mega Hydro Electric Power projects of 1818 MWs would be followed rigorously to get the work on these power-generating projects started.