Satish directs for timely augmentation of power infra in Chamb

In a meeting convened to address pressing issues in the power sector of Chhamb Assembly Constituency, the Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Transport, Science & Technology, Information Technology, Youth Services & Sports, and ARI & Trainings, Satish Sharma, took serious note of gaps in implementation and infrastructure delivery and directed the officers to ensure timely and proper augmentation of power infra in Chammb and its catchment areas.

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The meeting, held at the JKRTC Office, Rail Head Complex, Jammu, witnessed the participation of the Managing Director, Chief Engineers, Superintendent Engineers, Executive Engineers, AEEs and other senior officials of JPDCL, JPTCL, Transmission Division, Maintenance Divsion etc.

The Minister while discussing the Union Territory CAPEX Plan emphasised that no planning for Chhamb should proceed without consultation with the elected representative and local stakeholders.

The Minister directed officers to submit a detailed progress report on projects under the Border Area Development Programme (BADP), particularly those related to rural electrification and power augmentation and also those taken up under Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). The Minister stressed on accelerating the execution of sanctioned works and flagged delays in ground implementation.