This story is from May 23, 2016

' Integrated Power Development Scheme projects to be completed with 18 months'

Union minister of state for coal and energy Piyush Goyal claimed that projects launched under Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) in Varanasi will be completed within one-and-half year.
' Integrated Power Development Scheme projects to be completed with 18 months'
Varanasi: Union minister of state for coal and energy Piyush Goyal claimed that projects launched under Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) in Varanasi will be completed within one-and-half year.
The minister was in the city to review the progress in IPDS on Saturday evening, which was started last month.
After inspecting various sites, the minister also held a meeting with the officials of powergrid, electricity department, Varanasi Municipal Corporation and other department.

He said, "Usually the projects under IPDS take 7-8 years to complete. But, we gave the powergrid a task to complete it within two and half years. The pace of works being maintained by working agency and its plan to enhance manpower and number of machines hint that IPDS project would complete within one-and-half-year."
He also claimed that the progress in replacement of old streetlights and lighting arrangements at ghats along Ganga with LED bulbs is satisfactory in Varanasi.
He said that 49 lakhs LED bulbs have been distributed in east UP districts so far.
He also assured that LED lamps will also be installed near ponds and historical kunds of Varanasi in near future.
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