Ujjal Bharat, Ujjal Bhavisya- Power@2047: PM virtually interacts with Tripura’s beneficiary
Agartala/ Khowai, Jul 30, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday interacted with a beneficiary from Tripura through a video conference on ‘Ujjal Bharat, Ujjal Bhavisya- Power@2047’.
While interacting with Prime Minister, Kalaha Reang, a beneficiary of Saubhagya Yojana from Mugniakami RD Block in Khowai district of Tripura spoke about the changes brought about by the arrival of electricity in his village.
He informed that after Solar Power, dependence on kerosene has reduced.
The Prime Minister further asked about other changes brought in by the arrival of electricity. Reang said that now they are able to charge the mobile phones for which they used to travel long distances.
Solar power has improved the education of children, and local industries and evening life has undergone a change. The Prime Minister asked him to utilize educational channels run by the government on TV. The Prime Minister also encouraged him to save electricity.
In the interaction programme, Tripura Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Varma, Secretary of Power department Brijesh Pandey, District Magistrate of Khowai L.T. Darlong, Tripura Sports Council secretary Amit Rakhsit, Sabhadhipati of Khowai Zila Joydeb Debbarma, Project Director of Power Grid Corporation Abhoy Chowdhury, Director General of Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency Mahananda Debbarma, Project Director Swaraj Debbarma and officials of TSECL were present.
On the other hand, as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) and Power Grid Corporation jointly celebrated Vidyut Mahotsav at Khowai Town Hall on Saturday.