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SHIMLA: Presiding over the national conference on 'Challenges in Construction of Transmission Lines in Hilly Region' organized by the Central Board of Irrigation and Power and CIGRE-India and co-organized by Himachal Pradesh Power Transmission Corporation Limited in Shimla on Thursday, CM Jai Ram Thakur said a strategy needed to be chalked out for developing cost-effective and reliable power transmission and distribution system for hilly areas that ensures uninterrupted power supply..