PALAKKAD: Palakkad district on Tuesday became the first fully electrified district in the country.

Announcing this, Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said that the government was working on a target of bringing electricity to all villages in the next two years.

PALAKKAD: Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has said that all the 1.15 lakh villages in the country will be provided electricity by 2012.

Declaring Palakkad as the first total electrified district in the country at a function in Ottappalam near here on Tuesday, the Minister said that 68,000 villages had been electrified so far.

Palakkad in Kerala has become the first fully electrified district of the nation. The Union power minister, Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde, officially announced this on Tuesday in the presence of the state electricity minister, Mr A.K. Balan. The government had taken out a special package to electrify all the 11 Assembly constituencies in the district, including Malampuzha, which elected the CM, Mr V.S.

The finance ministry and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed an agreement worth $60.3 million today for the Assam Power Sector Enhancement Investment Program in Guwahati. The loan is the first tranche under ADB

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: At a time when large parts of the country remain without electricity, Palakkad district in Kerala is all set to be declared the first fully electrified district in the country.

Gurgaon Discom Officials

The State government is planning to purchase 200 MW power in addition to the 280 MW bought at a cost of Rs 4.50 per unit last week, to ensure regular supply of power during exams.

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who also holds Energy portfolio, told reporters here on Monday that tenders will be floated in a few days.

Sindri, Feb. 5: Simmering anger of Sindri residents over the lack of electricity connections spilled onto the streets today as they put up a road blockade in front of the Jharkhand State Electricity Board

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