Electricity Supply

Electricity supply

Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. is responsible for power distribution in the 21 districts of Uttar Pradesh including Hamirpur. As per the report of knoema the households with electricity in Hamirpur was 40.1 % in 2008. Figure shows that some villages of hamirpur are not electified. Some interior villages are live under the darkness or using kerosene. Their activity limited to day light.

There are 583 villages in district have no electricity supply. Patara village in Kurara block is still using kerosene and there is no any proper efforts about it.

Once Amar ujala shows the uses of electricity in House Holds-73123, Commercial Use-4491, Handpumps-6265, Little Connections-769, Private-495, Water Department-113, Tubewels-539, Pump Canals-13, Factories-9, Block Admin-7 which requires amount and quality.

Whatever supply of electricity reccived with long power cuts in rural households in Hamirpur is not a basic amenity. Industries, Farmers and house holds have invested their income to power equipment like generators, inverters, stablizer, Cellphone, computers and agricultural equipments. The user of electricity reported issues about the supply and its quality.

Reliable electricity services result in increase productivity in-

Agriculture and labor

Improvement in helth and education

Access to communicarion

Increasing public safety through outdoor lighting.

Facilitating the use of time and energy saving mills, motors and pumps.

Increase the likelihood that women can read at night and earn income.

Improve the productivity of industries.

Government is now paying attention to the use of solar light. and the effect can be seen in many villages like Bhainsmari, Pauthiya and patara.

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