Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Kongkal Sangma today called on Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh and discussed various matters such as uninterrupted electricity supply to the north-eastern state.
At a meeting here, various issues pertaining to power sector in Meghalaya and measures to be taken to ensure round the clock supply for each household in the state were discussed, the power ministry said in a statement.
Singh assured all possible support to Meghalaya, it said.
He has also said that apart from the projects sanctioned for the state, if it requires any additional project for strengthening distribution system, the proposal may be sent and thus will be sanctioned by the Government of India, it added.
The chief minister assured to electrify all the villages by the deadline. The state intended to launch the Saubhagya scheme on April 20, 2018.
Sangma further said that "if freight subsidy was provided for the coal meant for power plants, it might help in reducing the electricity rates in the state."
On the issue of shifting of a transmission line in Meghalaya for laying a new railway line, Singh emphasised that this shifting should be done without any disruption of supply to the consumers.
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