Electricity Jammu kashmir

Ladakh region will start generating power up to their full capacity for the first time

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With the commissioning of Srinagar-Drass-Kargil-Khaltsi-Leh Transmission Line by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday, two main projects of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) in Ladakh region will start generating power up to their full capacity for the first time. Here is how it will benefit us: The project will help provide additional 60 Mega … Read more

These Villages In Doda Has No Electricity

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Though the state government had claimed to electrify all villages in the remote Doda district, according to report by Tribune India,  half a dozen hamlets of Dessa village are still waiting for power since Independence. Situated just 35 km away from the district headquarters, Dessa villagers alleged that since Independence, they were deprived of even … Read more

2.6 lakh households are still living in darkness in Jammu & Kashmir

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Even after fourteen years of starting of the state’s attempts to provide electricity to all, nearly 2.6 lakh households are still living in darkness. It needs to be remembered that, according to the Central government’s definition if 10 per cent of households in a particular village and hamlet are provided a power connection through off-grid … Read more

This village in Rajouri got electricity and road for the first time

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Narla Bambal village lies 115 km away from Rajouri city. The village recently got electricity under government scheme, after seven decades of India’s independence. The village also got metalled road for the first time in history. Narla Bambal, a village in Jammu & Kashmir’s Rajouri district, received electricity connection & metalled road for the first … Read more

Why Pakistan had been raising objections over the design of the Kishanganga hydroelectric project in Gurez?

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Kishanganga PROJECT GUREZ

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently dedicated the state run NHPC Ltd’s Kishanganga hydro power project (KHEP) in Gurez area of Bandipora district over river Kishanganga in the Kashmir valley in Jammu and Kashmir to the nation.  The development assumes significance given the strategic importance of the 330 megawatt (MW) project on the river Kishanganga, a tributary … Read more

Jammu & Kashmir: Debt-ridden power sector

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Although Jammu & Kashmir has a lot of potential to earn revenue through sectors like horticulture, hydro electricity and tourism, the state is going deep into debt by each passing day. J&K government is spending Rs 6000 crore annually for purchase of power and additional Rs 2000 crore to pay its debts. It should be … Read more

Government or NGOs; who is electrifying?

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Jammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Power has said the government has set a target of electrifying all un-electrified villages in the state by the end of 2018-19.

According to the 2011 census, there are 102 unelectrified villages in the state. Out of these 26 are in Kashmir, 58 in Jammu and 18 in Ladakh.

Although, according to her, the Centre has approved an amount of Rs 616. 59 crore for electrifying 10 districts of Jammu, 9 districts of Kashmir and 2 districts of Ladakh region; yet it is not uncommon of the masses being sceptic of such promises being fulfilled in time.

Read also: People SEE electricity for the first time in this JK village

Just in case you are not amused, watch video of a team who set on electrifying remote villages of the state:

Paras Loomba and his core team comprising energy access leader Jaideep Bansal, 28; homestays leader Gaganpreet Singh, 30; project manager Tsering Dorjey, 35; and programme coordinator Stanzin, 26, conduct leadership expeditions to provide energy access to remote Himalayan communities. So far, they have managed to electrify 25 villages in the area.

Saubhagya of Jammu & Kashmir

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Ujjwala Yojana jammu kashmir

The poor don’t just need promises and assurances, they need government backed assistance to improve their standard of life. Just like there are BPL ration cards for subsidised foodgrains and Ujjwala Yojana for super-subsidised LPG connections, the poor need affordable electricity too. In a welcome move, Chief Secretary BB Vyas yesterday, chaired a video conference … Read more

People SEE electricity for the first time in this JK village

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Although India has been independent for more than 70 years now yet there is a long way to go before we call ourselves a developed nation. Around 3-4% of Indian villages still lack one basic amenity- Electricity. According to news by Jammu Links News a remote village of J&K got electrified for the first time. Here are a few quick facts about this villager.Electricity first time in Jammu Kashmir village

Village Batambis is a remote village which is 13000 feet above sea level and 55 km away from Kargil.

The village Batambis has only 60 households with a total population of only 700 people.

The village faces extreme winters are the temperature here drops 30 centigrade below the freezing point. The village remains covered by 4-5 feet snow for around 5 months of a year.

The village still lacks mobile connectivity and the villagers have to travel to distant mountain pass, at a height of 14000 feet to access mobile signals.

The village has been electrified by a DC solar micro grid of 6kW capacity with a capability of 3 days’ backup in case of cloudy days.

The noble effort of electrifying the village was achieved efforts of the Global Himalayan Expedition, Kargil Renewable Energy Development Authority and the Eicher Group Foundation.

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