Sundargarh’s powerless mining-hit hamlets to see light by April 2022
ROURKELA: The Sundargarh administration is all set to electrify 14 hilly and forested hamlets affected by Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) in Lahunipada block. The hamlets of Bhutura and Phuljhor gram panchayats (GPs) mostly house tribal communities including the Paudi Bhuyan, a primitive vulnerable tribal group (PVTG).
Sources said on November 23, the district rural development agency (DRDA) floated tenders for improvement work of electrical system under Biju Gram Jyoti Yojana (BGJY) and Biju Saharanchal Vidyutikaran Yojana (BSVY) in Sundargarh and electrification of OMC’s periphery villages through District Mineral Foundation (DMF) fund. Opening of bids will take place on December 6 with an ambitious target to electrify households of these hamlets by April 2022.
