A sum of Rs 110 million 617 high power transformers imported from China, were handed over to AJK Electricity Department for installation in earthquake-hit zone in AJK under the ongoing reconstruction and rehabilitation program in the affected areas.
The transformers having strength of 50, 100 and 200 kilowatt were delivered to the state Electricity department under the Earthquake Emergency Assistance Programme at a ceremony held here on Thursday evening, says a press release issued by the State earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency.
The transformers will be supplied to earthquake hit districts including Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalakot and Sudhanoti for installation to ensure the smooth supply of electricity to the consumers. Head of State Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (SERA) Dr Sayed Asif Hussain and other officials of the AJK Electricity Department were present on this occasion. Speaking on the occasion the SERA Chief Dr Sayed Asif Hussain said that it was the first-ever arrival of the latest imported power equipment in such a big quantity in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.