All villages in Kupwara, Anantnag to be electrified

Srinagar, Oct 4 (UNI) All un-electrified areas of Anantnag and Kupwara districts in the Jammu and Kashmir will be electrified under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyuti Karan Yojana (RGGVKY), a government spokesman said today.

The scheme approved for these two districts in first instance is aimed at electrifying all uncovered areas, he added.

He said that Power Development Corporation has already invited tenders so that the work could be started as soon as possible.

Referring to the recent damage to houses, standing crops and other installations in Anantnag, Pulwama and some parts of Srinagar by flashing floods, he said that government has sanctioned Rs 20.16 crore for reconstruction of damaged infrastructure in the affected areas.

''This amount would be distributed to various departments as per requirement and need'', he said adding, the Revenue Department would receive Rs 2.50 crore, PHE Rs 4.87 crore, PDD Rs 2.84 lakh, Flood Control Rs 4 crore, R&B Rs 4 crore, Housing&Urban Development Rs 1.45 crore and Health Department Rs 50 lakh.

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