‘Govt took several steps to harness energy’
Hydropower potential
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, June 4: Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Nasir Aslam Wani today said that coalition government has taken several initiatives to harness the hydroelectric potential in J&K in a big way.
The Minister, according to an official statement, said this at a public meeting wile inaugurating the Ward Office at Polura top here this afternoon.
Nasir said that government has taken various project in hand through NHPC and macro projects under PPP mode across the state as it is the only solution to provide the electricity to the consumers round the clock during rising temperatures in summer and freezing temperatures in winter.
Referring to the rising of mercury level in Jammu province for last so many days, the Minster asked the PDD to provide electricity to the consumers under systematic and uniform curtailment programme.
Nasir directed the Chief Engineer PHE Jammu to provide adequate water supply to people during peak hours and also asked to prepare a estimate for Over Head Tank for ward 59 at the earliest so that funds would released for its construction.
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