Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha has assured the people of Jammu division that a committee will be constituted by the chief secretary to enquire into the recent unscheduled power outage in various areas.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha has assured the people of Jammu division that a committee will be constituted by the chief secretary to enquire into the recent unscheduled power outage in various areas.
The announcement comes ahead of the onset of summer. Several meetings were held to plan on preventing erratic electricity supply in the Jammu division in May-June when the mercury soars.
“Unscheduled power cuts that Jammu faced was not normal. That’s why, I have asked the Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta to constitute a committee to inquire into the matter and those found responsible should be given the highest punishment. I want to assure the people that your sweat will not go in vain and officers responsible for your suffering will be punished soon,” the Lt Governor said.
The Lt Governor further said that despite losses to the tune of Rs 3,500 crores incurred every year on electricity, the J&K administration is working round-the-clock to strengthen transmission, distribution and power generation capacity in the UT.
He added that the results have shown on the ground when people in the Kashmir valley had an uninterrupted power supply even during the snow.
“J&K has been bestowed with enormous hydro resources. However, out of the total identified power potential of 14,867 MW, only 3504.90 MW could be harnessed for the past 70 years. In the last 11-months, we have finalized the project that will generate 3500 MW within 4 years,” LG Manoj Sinha observed.
Sinha further said that adequate logistics in terms of transformers, poles and conductors have been stocked in remote areas in addition to the divisional stores so as to ensure swift restoration of power in case of damage to infrastructure.
