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| Funds for unelectrified areas: Kashmir gets Rs 113 cr more than Jammu | | Leaders mum over brazen discrimination | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 14: The tall claims of the state authorities about providing equitable share in developmental projects to Kashmir and Jammu have again proven a hoax, as Jammu has received less funds in power sector.
Official documents in possession of Early Times reveal that the much-hyped R-APDRP programme has neglected Jammu region despite the fact that there are more unelectrified villages in Jammu.
According to the figures while Kashmir valley has been sanctioned Rs 889.56 crore under the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms (R-APDRP), for Jammu region the amount sanctioned stands at Rs 775.71 cr. It reveals that the region has got a whopping amount of Rs 113 cr less than the Valley.
Sources said there are as many as 30 towns that have been selected under the R-APDRP and in this scenario as well most of the areas are of the Kashmir Valley. The project would deal with renovation, modernization and strengthening of sub transmission and distribution network. It will also reconduct the lines at 11 KV level and below. Further, it would ensure bifurcation, feeder separation, load balancing besides HVDS.
The programme also includes aerial bunched conducting in dense areas and replacement of electro magnetic energy meters with temper proof electronics meters. Also the government has claimed that such a programme would ensure 24x7 electricity supplies to the consumers and would end the decades of old plight of people related to power paucity.
A senior official in state's power ministry said that while the project was started with the target of providing equal funds to Jammu as well as to the Kashmir province but Jammu has been neglected once again with major share of funds coming from the GOI being drifted towards the Valley.
Launched in 2011, the R-APDRP had a focus to reduce aggregate technical and commercial losses in power distribution and management across state utilities. A Private firm was selected to establish reliable and automated systems for sustained collection of accurate baseline data for Jammu and Kashmir Power Development, as well as enhance adoption of information technology in the areas of energy accounting.
As the transmission and distribution losses mount in the state of Jammu and Kashmir with the consumers bearing the brunt of load shedding, the scheme was launched amid much fanfare with the aim to reduce the T&D losses, there is apparently no development on ground vis-a-vis the completion of the scheme.
Interestingly, the program was proposed to be taken up under National Electricity Fund for which Rural Electrification Corporation is the nodal agency. Under this scheme 30 towns have been identified as project areas in J&K state with population of above 10,000 as per 2001 census. For this purpose, the government had already taken a pilot exercise and some 30 towns have been identified as project areas in J&K, another 283 towns with population of over 4000 have also been identified that will be covered in the second phase. Phase -1 of 283 towns is to cost Rs. 171.61 crores and phase-2 will cost Rs. 1073.33 crores. |
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