Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha has said with the implementation of various central government schemes, the UT will soon achieve its target of ensuring round-the-clock electricity.

He told reporters that the power generation, distribution, and transmission capacity has increased in the past three years.

“We have increased 56 per cent capacity of distribution and generation in the three years compared to what we had in the past 70 years,” he was quoted as saying by Kahsmir News Observer, adding that with the Rs 152 crore project in Kashmir, the capacity of power distribution will be increased further.

“At present, Rs 5000 crore worth central government schemes are there to strengthen the distribution grid in J&K. With the support of NTPC, REC, others including the installation of smart meters, J&K will soon achieve its target of round the clock electricity to the consumers.”