Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister Shrikant Sharma has directed the UP Power Corporation Limited to ensure there is no power tripping in any district headquarters, including those in the National Capital Region, by next summer.

Sharma issued these instructions to the UPPCL chief during an inspection in Noida. He also directed the company responsible for transmission and distribution of electricity in the state to ensure uninterrupted power supply in all tehsils and villages as per schedule.

“The NCR is being made tripping-free. By next summer, all district headquarters should become tripping-free and tehsils and villages should get uninterrupted power supply as per the roster. The UPPCL chairman should ensure this,” Sharma said. 

After the inspection of a sub-station in Sector 29 of Noida, the minister went to some residential sectors on a bicycle along with an entourage to take feedback from the residents on issues such as billing and supply system.

Sharma said he had instructed officials to ensure that correct bills were generated at the right time for power consumers so that there was less line loss and people were not harassed.

Sharma interacted with the locals and also appealed to the public to clear their power dues in time.

“If consumers clear their dues in time, not only will it help the debt-ridden power company overcome losses but also pave the way for cheaper rates of electricity,” the minister said. He also highlighted the ‘No Disconnection, Knock the Door” initiative of his ministry and asked power officials to not disconnect power supply of consumers who have a clearance backlog of three months but knock their doors and talk them into resolving issues, if any.