𝗦𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝟰 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀; 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻; 𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘁; 𝗝&𝗞 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻
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Kulgam: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Monday made a big announcement stating that the government will take care of poor man’s power bill but those having palatial houses, I-Phones with 5-internet service and other gadgets have to pay power tariff as per their usage.
“Let me announce today that the government will take care of the poor who can’t afford to pay bills. But those who have palatial houses, I-Phones with 5-G internet data and other gadgets will have to pay power bills as per their usage. They shouldn’t at least make excuses in paying the power bills,” the LG said addressing a gathering at Mini-Secretariat in Southern district of Kulgam, He, however, did not elaborate further on this.
He said that in the last 70 years, 3400 MW power was generated locally in J&K and in the next three years equal MWs will be produced.
The LG said that wherever a feeder is 100 per cent metered, power disruption won’t be just for a minute let alone an hour or so. “I urge people to cooperate with us in getting the smart meter installation process completed as soon as possible,” he said. The LG said that J&K people are getting the cheapest electricity compared to other states. “We have borrowed Rs 20,000 Crore worth electricity from outside in the past three to four years. This won’t do. People must pay as per usage,” he said.
“Given the J&K’s topography and snowfall, some projects get delayed. Delay in completion of projects has been given to us in legacy and we are trying to break this tradition of delay in projects’ completion,” he said.
About farmers, he said that at present J&K farmer’s income is at number 5 across the country and time is not far when “our farmer’s income will be number 1.