Das wants underground power cabling completed by 2018

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das today directed the officials to complete underground power cabling in five districts by 2018.
Reviewing the work of energy department, Das said underground cabling would be completed in Ranchi, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Bokaro and Deoghar by March 2018, an official release said here.
He also asked them to codify transformers so that when necessary it could be identified and action could be initiated.
Das also suggested forest clearance for laying transmission lines in forest areas and appoint any retired forest official as nodal officer.
The chief minister said work would also be carried out under public private partnership to give uninterrupted electricity. There would not be any dearth of funds and if necessary loan from NABARD would be taken, he said.

The department officials told the Chief Minister that various projects worth Rs 110 crore was completed while Rs 1183 crore was allocated to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited to complete various transmission projects.
They said grid sub-station was completed in Dumka, Chaibasa, Madhupur, Mohanpur, Chatra, Simdega and Tamad while work was in progress at Patratu, Latehar, Lohardaga, Gobindpur, Ramchandrapur, Mango and Jainamore (Bokaro), the release said.