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36 Delhi families get power after 8-year wait
Thirty-six families in Harsh Vihar, North-East Delhi, received regular electricity connections on Sunday after an eight-year wait, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta handing over the connections at the Jan Seva Sadan. The…
The Story in Brief
Thirty-six families in Harsh Vihar, North-East Delhi, received regular electricity connections on Sunday after an eight-year wait, with Chief Minister Rekha Gupta handing over the connections at the Jan Seva Sadan. The families from the A-3 block in Gokulpuri had lived without authorised power supply since 2018, relying on temporary arrangements. North-East Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari was present.
Officials said about 50 to 60 houses had come up in the block by 2018, but power connections were blocked because land was unavailable for an electric sub-station. After residents raised the issue at a public grievance hearing, the chief minister directed officials to coordinate a solution. Land was arranged for a transformer, the distribution network was expanded, and meters are now being installed. Gupta said remaining eligible families should receive connections within the stipulated time.
The Indian Opinion
Eight years without power in the national capital is not a governance achievement; it is a failure that a photo-op with the chief minister should not whitewash. The government's "mission mode" intervention is welcome, but why did it take a public hearing after 2018? The real test is whether the remaining families in Harsh Vihar and similar unauthorised colonies get connections in weeks, not years. Watch the deadline Gupta set; if it slips, the rhetoric means nothing.
Source: millenniumpost.in
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