Palakkad to become first fully electrified district in India
At a time when large parts of the country remain without electricity, Palakkad district in Kerala is all set to be declared the first fully electrified district in the country.
Union Energy Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will make a formal declaration at a function to be held in Palakkad on Monday. Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan will inaugurate the function. Palakkad followed up on Irinjalakuda and 25 other Assembly constituencies in Kerala which were fully electrified. Work for full electrification of 80 other constituencies was in full swing. All the 11 Assembly constituencies in Palakkad district were electrified as part of a special package, Power Minister A.K. Balan said in a press note here on Sunday.
Mr. Balan said as much as Rs.8.5 crore was spent for power lines in different parts of Mannarkkad Assembly constituency. The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) had set apart Rs.10 crore as part of a special package for electrification of the tribal colonies in the district. Courtesy: The Hindu
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