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State Government directs power distribution corporations to issue tubewell connections
Chandigarh, April 15: Haryana Government has always strived for the welfare of farmers. In this context, the State Government has directed the power distribution corporations to issue tubewell connections. In the same series, 4221 tubewell connections have been issued by the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) in the first phase, in the year 2020-21. Now in the second phase, tubewell connections will be issued to about 16635 consumers in all its nine circles (Ambala, Yamunanagar, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Karnal, Panipat, Sonipat, Rohtak and Jhajjar).
In this regard, an official spokesperson said that UHBVN has started the process of issuing tubewell connections to the farmers on a priority basis.
He said that all farmers who have deposited Consent Money (Rs. 30000) in 2019 for issuing tubewell connections in the second phase will be informed on April 15, 2021. All those farmers will be given 15 days to deposit the cost of power line. Connections will be issued on first come first serve basis.
He further informed that in this regard, the officers of the corporation have been directed to complete the formalities and issue tubewell connections to the farmers as maximum crops have been harvested and the fields are vacant, hence the corporation can do the work of laying power lines faster. In this direction, the corporation has empanelled firms to supply energy efficient motor pumpsets, which will provide motors to farmers at reasonable prices. Apart from this, installation of micro irrigation system and underground pipeline will also be mandatory, which will improve the ground water level.
