396 get power connection in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI: A total of 396 more households, including some charitable organisations, get new power connections in nine villages under Charghat Upazilas of the district Friday, reports BSS. In this connection, local office of Rural Electrification Board (REB) installed 6.058 kilometers of power distribution line and 31 transformers at a cost of around Taka 18.02 crore.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, inaugurated the power supply schemes at Vayaluxmipur area yesterday as the chief guest.
Addressing a public meeting on the occasion, Shahriar Alam said power supply is indispensable and there is no alternative of it for elevating the living and livelihood condition of the people in general besides upholding the country’s development and production.
For this reason, the present government has attached highest priority to the sector and has been implementing massive and effective projects. By this year end, all the households in Bagha and Charghat Upazilas will get power supply. The educational institutions having no power supply will also get electricity connection.
Besides, there will no more non-concrete road in the two upazilas. Shahriar Alam reiterated that the previous massive power debacle and load-shedding has been reduced to a greater extent. At present, people of the country don’t experience erratic power supply.
The government has been implementing, short, medium and long- term planning which has helped the power sector attain unprecedented success. He said the government has increased power generation to 15,000 megawatts from 3,000 megawatts. REB General Manager Nitai Kumar Sarker, Deputy General Manager Abdul Kader, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ashraful Islam and Pourasava Mayor Muktar Ali also spoke on the occasion.

396 get power connection in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI: A total of 396 more households, including some charitable organisations, get new power connections in nine villages under Charghat Upazilas of the district Friday, reports BSS. In this connection, local office of Rural Electrification Board (REB) installed 6.058 kilometers of power distribution line and 31 transformers at a cost of around Taka 18.02 crore. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, inaugurated the power supply schemes at Vayaluxmipur area yesterday as the chief guest. Addressing a public meeting on the occasion, Shahriar Alam said power supply is indispensable and there is no alternative of it for elevating the living and livelihood condition of the people in general besides upholding the countrys development and production. For this reason, the present government has attached highest priority to the sector and has been implementing massive and effective projects. By this year end, all the households in Bagha and Charghat Upazilas will get power supply. The educational institutions having no power supply will also get electricity connection. Besides, there will no more non-concrete road in the two upazilas. Shahriar Alam reiterated that the previous massive power debacle and load-shedding has been reduced to a greater extent. At present, people of the country dont experience erratic power supply. The government has been implementing, short, medium and long- term planning which has helped the power sector attain unprecedented success. He said the government has increased power generation to 15,000 megawatts from 3,000 megawatts. REB General Manager Nitai Kumar Sarker, Deputy General Manager Abdul Kader, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ashraful Islam and Pourasava Mayor Muktar Ali also spoke on the occasion.