Lucknow: After saffron buses in Uttar Pradesh, it is now time for saffron painted electricity poles. The Yogi Adityanath government which has decided to regularise all illegal power connections will now paint all electricity poles at these localities in saffron. “We will be colour coding the electricity poles at the unauthorised colonies that have been regularised. This is being done under the ‘Power for All’ scheme, said Alok Kumar, principal secretary, energy, told this newspaper.
Sudhir Kumar Verma, managing director of Dakshinanchal Power Distribution Company, said, “Coloring the poles saffron is being planned for easy identification.” According to UPPCL estimates, there are over 30,000 colonies where legitimate electricity connections are to be provided. Lucknow alone is estimated to have over 350 unauthorised and undeveloped colonies. UPPCL’s move to colour electricity poles saffron comes after the state-owned UP State Transport Corporation announced its decision to paint its buses saffron. It has now become an practice to paint public utilities in the colour of the ruling political party.
