Uttarakhand Electricity Officers Employees Sanyukt Sangharsh Morcha expressed gratitude to CM Pushkar Singh. The work of bringing transparency through technology was done by installing 16 lakh smart meters in the state. Encouraging Green Energy Production by Creating Synergy between Economy and Ecology Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the ‘Swagat and Abhinandan’ program organized by the employees of Energy Corporations at Mukhya Sevak Sadan, Dehradun at Chief Minister’s residence on Thursday. Uttarakhand Vidyut Adhikari Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Morcha expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister for resolving various problems of the employees of the power corporations.
Thanking all the employees and officers, the Chief Minister said that the people of Uttarakhand deserve this felicitation, who gave the opportunity to serve the state. He said that the energy state was in the original concept of Uttarakhand. To make Uttarakhand a power surplus state, everyone will have to move forward with coordination. The Chief Minister said that the State Government is getting support from the Government of India on every scheme. In the Distribution Utility Ranking released by the Ministry of Power, UPCL has secured the first position in the country in the special category DISCOMs. The Chief Minister said that under the guidance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the State Government is determined to establish Uttarakhand as a leading state in the field of energy. Work is in progress on Lakhwar Dam Project for power generation, Jamrani Dam Multipurpose Project and Song Dam Project to solve the drinking water problems of Dehradun in the coming 50 years. The setting up of state-of-the-art GIS (Gas Insulated Substation) sub-stations is also in progress in the state. He said that work has been done to bring transparency through technology by installing 16 lakh smart meters in the state.
The Chief Minister said that the power lines of Dehradun city are being laid underground. UPCL has saved crores of rupees every year by real time control of overdrawal situation using state of the art Automated Demand Response System. He said a world-class disaster management conference was held in Dehradun in 2023. Disasters cannot be prevented, but the impact of disasters can be reduced. The state government has chosen a model of development with a balance between ecology and economy. Production of green energy is being encouraged by creating synergy between economy and ecology. Under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Yojana, about 20,000 rooftop solar plants have been installed. He said that we have to adopt the best practices of other states in our state too. The state government is also preparing development models keeping in mind the coming 10, 25, 50 years. Principal Secretary Shri R. Meenakshi Sundaram, MD UJVNL Shri Sandeep Singhal and office bearers of Uttarakhand Vidyut Adhikari Karmachari Sanyukt Sangharsh Morcha were present on the occasion. Department of Information and Public Relations.