Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) 's Research and Development (R&D) Centre has innovated an advanced, bright facility to simulate various leakage cases of water transmission pipelines.
"The contract period limit has also not been fixed in these projects. It will be in the interest of the state that along with fixing the time period of 40 years in these projects like other projects, the rates of free electricity should also be increased," said Sukhu.
During a programme held in Guwahati, the Assam Chief Minister also reviewed issues of Mid-Day Meal (MDM), free textbooks, uniforms, water, electricity bills etc. of the new Tea Garden Adarsha Vidyalayas.
Hitting out at Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao for taking credit for 24-hour free electricity to farmers, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Konda Vishweshwar Reddy on Tuesday said that the ground reality is that the electricity is not coming round the clock.
CM Mann said that as the demand for electricity cannot be reliably met through the collective transaction segment of power exchange, the state is in definite need of firm allocation of Round The Clock (RTC) power of 1000 MW for the period from June 15 to October 15.
Reacting to the controversial statement of Assam Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary on the rise of the electricity bill, opposition Congress MLA Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha on Tuesday staged a protest against the statement and was seen as sitting under a tree near the Assam Legisla
"People should not get confused. We will provide 200 units of free electricity to all households, even if they are staying on rent," Siddaramaiah said.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will launch the K-FON project on Monday, which aims to provide high-speed connectivity to households, commercial institutions and government offices throughout the state.