2 Villages On India-Pak Border Get Electricity For 1st Time Since Independence
NDTV
The electrification project in the villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district was completed in a record two months.
Two remote villages along the Line of Control on the Keran Sector in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday were electrified for the first time in 75 years of independence. Electricity Lights Up Hope: Ends 75-Year Darkness in Remote Villages Along LOC"In a historic moment, the residents of Kundiyan and Patroo villages in the Keran area of Kupwara district experienced the joy of electricity for the first time in 75 years. Inaugurated by the… pic.twitter.com/swXaQ3dwX5
"In a historic moment, the residents of Kundiyan and Patroo villages in the Keran area of the Kupwara district experienced the joy of electricity for the first time in 75 years," an official spokesman said.
He said the two 250-KV sub stations, set up under the Samridh Seema Yojna, were inaugurated by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, V K Bhiduri.
