In a major stride toward transforming Punjab’s power sector, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal, along with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Wednesday inaugurated the state’s ambitious ‘Roshan Punjab’ project in Jalandhar. The ₹5,000-crore initiative aims to modernise Punjab’s entire power transmission and distribution network, making zero power cut, round-the-clock free electricity a reality for every household within a year. Laying the foundation stone of the state-of-the-art network, the AAP Chief said the AAP government is overhauling Punjab’s power infrastructure on a massive scale. “We will lay 25,000 kilometres of new cables, install 8,000 new transformers, build 77 new substations, and upgrade 200 existing ones. Once completed, Punjab’s entire power system will be fully modernised and monitored centrally at the click of a button,” he said. The event was attended by Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora, Lok Sabha MP Dr. Raj Kumar Chabbewal, Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Mittal, and other dignitaries.
Recalled the devastation caused by recent floods in Punjab
Speaking at the event, AAP National Convenor Kejriwal recalled the devastation caused by recent floods in Punjab, noting that such calamity had not been witnessed in the state’s history. “The floods caused unprecedented loss of life and property. Crops were washed away, homes were destroyed, livestock perished. Around 3,000 schools and 1,500 mohalla clinics and hospitals were damaged,” he said. Turning to Punjab’s power revolution, the AAP Chief said that providing 24-hour electricity is no small achievement. “It is no small matter to ensure uninterrupted 24-hour power supply in Punjab. Tell me one other state in the country — one Chief Minister, one party, even the Central Government — that has even dreamt of this, let alone achieved it. Their thinking doesn’t even reach the point of imagining round-the-clock electricity,” he said.
Made electricity free in Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal added that AAP had made it possible in Delhi and is now doing the same in Punjab. “When we first made electricity free in Delhi, they mocked us. But we showed it could be done. Within just four months of forming the government in Punjab, we provided free electricity to 90% of households. Now we are taking the next step ensuring 24-hour supply,” he announced. The AAP Supremo explained how Punjab’s farmers, who earlier had to wake up at midnight to irrigate fields because power came only at night, now receive assured daytime supply. “Every farmer now gets 8 hours of guaranteed power during the day. They no longer have to lose sleep waiting for electricity,” he said.
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