\\\'Power supply is a must to maintain development\\\'

RAJSHAHI, Mar 29 (BSS): State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, said power supply is indispensable and there is no alternative to it for upholding the country's development and production.

For this reason, the present government has attached highest priority to the sector and has been implementing massive and effective projects.

By 2018, all the households in Bagha and Charghat Upazilas will get power supply. The educational institutions having no power supply will also get electricity connection. Besides, there will no more non-concrete road in the two upazilas.

He made these observations while inaugurating power supply activities in Faridpur, Bamandighi, Jafarpur, Shibpur and Schoolpara villages under Charghat Upazila of the district yesterday afternoon.

In addition to establishing 14 transformers, more than 240 consumers' facilities were created in the five villages by spending Tk 6.6 million (66 lakh).

With local Union Parishad Chairman Abdul Majid Pramanik in the chair, UNO Russel Sabrin, Director of Rural Electrification Board Khorshed Alam and its Deputy General Manager Abdul Kadir also spoke.

Shahriar Alam said the previous massive power debacle and load-shedding has been reduced to a greater extent. At present, people of the country do not experience erratic power supply. The government has been implementing prompt, short, medium and long- term planning which has helped the power sector attain unprecedented success.

He said the present government has increased power generation to 11,000 megawatts from the previous 3,200 megawatts.