For the very first time, Tanta — a remote village in Doda district of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir — was electrified, on January 17, 2021.
The electrification of the village was taken up on the orders of Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha after a group of locals put forth their grievance before him at the last ‘LG’s Mulaqaat-Live Public Grievance Hearing’ program.
The LG directed the Doda district administration to ensure the electrification of the remote village within one month. Following the orders, the District Administration swept into action and the task of electrifying the remote village was completed in a record time of 10 days.
Acting upon the directions of LG, the district administration, in coordination with the Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited (JPDCL) and Shalaka (a real estate company) officials, started the work despite adverse weather conditions, which made the task extremely difficult.
To celebrate the historical moment with the villagers, Doda District Development Commissioner (DDC), Dr. Sagar D Doifode visited the village and formally declared it as electrified by lighting up a bulb amid huge rounds of applause by the elated locals.
Over 400 families
Tanta is a large village located in Thathri Tehsil of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir housing a total of 429 families. The Tanta village has population of 2,324 of which 1,126 are males while 1198 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In 2011, literacy rate of Tanta village was 36.63 per cent compared to 67.16 per cent of Jammu & Kashmir. Male literacy in the village stood at 50.53 per cent, while female literacy rate was 23.50 per cent.
Note: In 2011, Tanta was part of the undivided Jammu & Kashmir, which was then a state. The erstwhile state was converted into two Union territories – Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh – in October 2019.
Featured photograph showing a family of Tanta village posing with its newly acquired electricity connection has been sourced from Excelsior News.
