Kakinada: Kakinada MP Vanga Githa on Tuesday said proposals have been sent to the government for several works related to power supply, like erecting transformers, smart metres, separation of long feeders and setting up of new power sub-stations in cyclone-affected areas at a cost of Rs 792 crore.
Presiding over the District Development Coordination, Supervision Committee and Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana meeting here, the MP underlined that there is already a provision under which if SC and ST beneficiaries use power below 200 units, they need not pay any current bill. She pointed out that 24,848 beneficiaries are making use of this free power facility, benefitting by up to Rs 70 crore.
Githa said there are about 2,600 aqua power connections in the district, out of which farmers with less than 10 acres of land can get subsidised power at Rs 1.50 paisa per unit. The payment isRs 3.85 paisa per unit for owners of lands above 10 acres.
Several mandal parishad presidents present at the meeting wanted formation of substation-wise committees to supervise timely power supply.
Kakinada district collector K. Kritika Shukla attended the meeting.
