Punjab launches underground power supply network in Satouj village
Punjab has initiated an underground electricity wiring project in Satoj village, aiming to create pole-free villages. This project will remove 384 electricity poles and lay underground cables to enhance safety and reliability of power supply. Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann described this initiative as a model for the entire country, emphasizing its potential benefits for farmers and rural residents.
- ▪The underground power supply project in Satoj village is the first of its kind in India.
- ▪The initiative aims to prevent accidents and crop fires caused by overhead wires.
- ▪Approximately ₹8 crore will be invested to shift all overhead electricity lines underground.
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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday launched a first-of-its-kind initiative to transform Punjab into the country’s first state with pole-free villages by laying the foundation stone of an ambitious underground electricity wiring project in his native village Satoj. In a major relief for farmers and rural residents, the Bhagwant Mann Government has begun shifting electricity wires underground to prevent crop fires, fatal accidents and frequent power disruptions caused by overhead lines, while also freeing villages from the maze of dangerous poles and tangled wires.Under the pilot project, 384 electricity poles will be removed from Satou and underground cables will be laid without digging roads, marking what CM Bhagwant Singh Mann declared as the beginning of a “Roshan…
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