Electricity reaches Chhattisgarh's Red Zone

The 400/200 KV power station was set up in Bastar with an estimated cost of Rs 663 cr

Unlike yesteryear, hotbed of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region would no longer plunge into darkness.

The state government had set up a power substation in Mahupal village of Bastar district to ensure uninterrupted power supply. The substation set up for power supply in the region, infamous across the globe for Naxal violence, is the third biggest substation in the state.

“I had committed to prepare a network that would ensure Bastar always remained illuminated,” Chief Minister Raman Singh said. The commitment stands fulfilled as the 400/200 KV power station set up in Bastar with an estimated cost