Power festival held at Wabagai
Source: Chronicle News Service
Kakching, July 29 2022:
As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Power, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Government of Manipur jointly organised Ujala Diwas (power festival) under the theme 'Ujwal Bharat, Ujwal Bhavishya' at Wabagai Mayai Leikai community hall Friday.
The festival aimed at creating awareness among people about programmes taken up in power and renewable energy sector was attended by Wabagai MLA Dr Usham Deben, DC (Kakching) Salam Somorjit and Wabagai ZP member Mayengbam Jayenta as the presidium members.
Speaking at the event, Dr Usham Deben noted that the power department had always been a deficit department but intensification of the pre-paid meter system by the BJP government has been able to save power loss and governments money.
He then appealed to clubs and CSOs of Wabagai area to work together with power department for solving power issues like replacing of old poles, transformer problems and erecting fencing around transformers.
Documentary films on universal household electrification, one nation one grid, consumer rights, renewable energy, capacity addition as well as different cultural performances were showcased at the event.
An interaction between power consumers and officials was also held.