Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the hundred percent
electrification program of six Upazilas of the country. She then urged
the mass people to be sober while using electricity.
The government has successfully electrified six Upazilas of different
districts namely, Tungipara of Gopalganj, Bandar of Narayanganj,
Palash of Narsingdi, Boalkhali of Chittagong, Adarsa Sadar of Comilla
and Bholahat of Chapainawabganj district.
The Prime Minister on Saturday has inaugurated the celebration program
of the apt completion of electrification in the above mentioned
Upazilas through a video conference from her office.
Sheikh Hasina, told the mass to be frugal in using the electricity as
less usage would cost less bill.
Nasrul Hamid said that, the government is willing to make electricity
available to every household within 2021. To implement the proclaimed
‘Vision-2021’, REB has the plan to ensure electricity for 90 percent
of families of the country within 2018.
A total number of 2 lacs 38 thousand 650 subscribers of the 6 Upazilas
are brought under the service of electrification. Rural
Electrification Board (REB) provided the 3,527-kilometre transmission
line of the six Upazilas at a cost of Taka 535 crore.
Already REB has built at least 2 lac 89 thousand Km of transmission
line in 77 of different Palli Biddyut Samity (PBS) areas. Hence, it
benefited 1 crore and 36 lac of subscribers of 43 Upazilas and 52,700
villages. Nasrul Hamid said that, 95 Upazilas will be brought under
100 percent electrification during the financial year 2016-2017 due to
the bold and dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. 465
Upazilas are going to be electrified within the year of 2017, he
added.