Jammu, Dec. 13 -- Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, today chaired a meeting at the Civil Secretariat to review the status of power distribution and transmission infrastructure, irrigation works and hydropower projects in the border districts of Poonch and Rajouri.

The meeting was attended by Managing Director JKPDCL, Rahul Yadav; Chief Engineer I& FC, Manoj Gupta; Chief Engineer Transmission JPDCL, Habib Choudhary; Chief Engineer, Distribution JPDCL; K K Thappa; CE Planning and Procurement, JPDCL, Vijay Kumar Balmotra; Chief Engineer Projects, Vikas Anand and other senior officers.

While chairing the meeting, the Minister emphasized the need to strengthen electricity infrastruct...