Raina highlights power problem in Nowshera, Sunderbani

Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, May 28: During the question hour in Assembly, BJP MLA from Nowshera Ravinder Raina raised the power related issues and demanded the immediate redressal of problems  being faced by the people of  Nowshera & Sunderbani.
Highlighting the issues such as completion of 132/33 KVA Grid Station at Siot, Raina said during the last Assembly session, the Power Minister Who himself visited the site twice, assured  the early start of this project  but no concrete steps  were taken  in this regard. He further demanded the upgradation of 6.3 MVA Receiving Stations at Sunderbani Town and Nowshera Town where people are suffering by virtue of Low Voltage.
Raina said  that  there is long pending demand for the establishment of a  “Electric Transformers Workshop” in Nowshera-Sunderbani area  and during  the last DDB’s meeting  it was decided  to establish a Transformers Workshop but till date nothing was done.
He asked  the Deputy Chief Minister to release  Rs 1 Crore  each  for Nowshera &  Sunderbani  for  electric  poles as the areas  need very  large number of electric poles were installed there.
Replying to the questions raised by Ravinder Raina, deputy Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh said the work on the  grid Station  at Siot  will  be started soon after the pre check report by Director Finance and assured that  he is  personally monitering  this project, he further assured  the MLA that  both the 6.3MVA receiving Stations each for Nowshera & Sunderbani Towns  will be  upgraded  soon. On the issue of Electric Transformers Workshop at Nowshera / Sunderbani, Dr Nirmal Singh said proposal regarding establishment of   Workshop in Nowshera Constituency is under process & he asked the Commissioner Secretary PDD to expidite  the process.