Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 10: Chief Secretary B B Vyas today chaired a meeting to finalise the arrangements for electrification of 54 left out villages of five districts through off-grid mode i.e Solar Power Packs.
This follows the meeting taken by the Union Cabinet Secretary on 1st of March, 2018 to review the status of implementation of the rural electrification programme with Chief Secretaries of various States including Jammu & Kashmir.
Commissioner/Secretary PDD, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, MD JKSPDC and senior officers attended the meeting. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir and DCs of Kishtwar, Leh, Kargil, Bandipora, Kupwara and Udhampur attended the meeting via video conferencing.
Detailed action plan for dispatch of Solar Power units/material to the five districts viz Kishtwar, Leh, Kargil, Bandipora and Kupwara through air sorties and surface transport was finalized in the meeting.
Chief Secretary asked the Divisional and the District Administration to provide all necessary support to the Power Development Department in facilitating/coordinating the implementation of the entire project.
Out of the 18452 villages identified in the country for electrification in 2015, only 910 villages remain to be electrified including 70 in Jammu and Kashmir. These 70 remaining villages have been targeted for electrification by April 2018 including 54 through the off-grid mode.
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary, B B Vyas conducted a video conference with Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to review the progress of the flagship Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM).
Financial Commissioner, Housing & Urban Development Department, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Director Rural Sanitation and other senior officers were present. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir participated in the meeting through video conference.
District wise status of number of Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) and community/public toilets constructed and the progress of their verification and geo-tagging was reviewed in the meeting.
Chief Secretary directed the DCs to ensure that Open Defecation Free (ODF) timelines fixed for their respective districts are adhered to and called upon the districts lagging behind to make a determined push for the purpose. He stressed on 100% geo-tagging of assets, ODF verification and uploading of updated information on IMIS.
Emphasizing the importance of the flagship programme, Chief Secretary said that the progress of SBM is being monitored at the level of the Prime Minister himself. He urged DCs to review the progress on weekly basis and energize the offices concerned with its implementation to meet the fixed ODF timeframe.
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