New Delhi: Residents of Nai Basti, Chowan, Dunaroo, Mir Mohalla, Khari Mohalla and Dangarpura at Keller Block Shopler District in Jammu & Kashmir partying more than ‘Wazwan (Kashmir cuisine) traditional this year.
For the first time in a few decades, this isolated tribal settlement in the mountains received a sense of “Bijli, Pilbi Aur Sadak (electricity, water and road)”, three basic needs of civilian life, just a few days before the festival, thanks to the UNION regional administration ‘back to the village ‘or’ B2V ‘, initiative.
In settlements such as Ferrawad and Shadab Kharewa, more than 50 km from Srinagar, transformers have been prepared and cables are pressed across the bumpy mountain field.
The black-topping of the new Chowan-Darbal Road has created hope connectivity with the block and head office district during the winter when the Geets area is 10-12 meters of snow.
The rapid progress in the land under the B2V scheme does not mean achievement for the administration of a district that has emerged as a new militancy center and surrounded by pulwama, kulgag and anannag.
The B2V program combines central programs such as the integrated power development scheme for increasing distribution networks and state schemes or Pancayati Raj to encourage Miles’s delivery through district administration.
“Some hamlets receive the power supply for the first time.
In others such as Nai Basti and Chowan, the supply ‘can be used’ continued after decades as a dead power line – in many cases consisting of barbed cables – and transformers are replaced,” Maqbool Ride, Executive Engineer Kashmir Power Distribution (KPDCL).
Responsible for the area, to TII.
“The supply is very good.
There is the right voltage.
Power can be used,” Ameror Ahmed, Sarpanch (village head) from Nai Basti and Chowan, told TII.
For areas where ordinary supply is Chimera, this is a big change.
Power supplies from 9 AM to 1 P.M and 3 P.M.
Up to 10 nights rose to explain that previously a far away location with electrical channels, often consisted of barbed wire, supply was not used for people due to low voltage.
“Because of the poor transformer infrastructure and a randomized line extension, the voltage drops to a level in which the gadget will not function.
Workshop Shopkian KPDCL managed to replace all damaged transformers and install new ones wherever needed in the district the day before Eid al-Fitr,” he said.
Ahmed also sounded happy over Chowan-Darbal’s black topping, carrying connectivity to the end of the block.
“The main Kellar-Batkhojar road is narrow and in a bad condition.
In winter, when we get 10-12 meters snow, it becomes unable to navigate because the dozer cannot enter.
The new road will allow connectivity to Keller or Shopian even in winter , “Nesar said.
But he was still not satisfied with the water supply.
“There is a pipe and beats in the household.
But the inventory was disconnected.
We have been looking for a separate water tank for Chowan but it doesn’t work,” he said.