Energy Minister Pradyumna Singh Tomar reviewed the operation and maintenance of electricity in Rewa. He has given instructions to ensure uninterrupted power supply in urban and rural areas of the district. He said that the concerned officer would be held responsible on the complaint of power interruption and continuous action would be taken against them.
The Energy Minister said that faulty cables and burnt transformers should be replaced immediately and complaints related to bills should be redressed. He said that he has received more complaints regarding electrical tripping. The Energy Minister said that proper voltage should be available in urban and rural areas, meter reading should be taken regularly and on time and there should be complete control in the event of tripping. He told the officers that in order to rectify the electricity system of the district by coordinating with the public representatives, any negligence and laxity would not be forgivable.
The Energy Minister directed the Chief Engineer to make a register for the maintenance of complaints and visit the area continuously. He said that it would be reviewed again in the next three months. He said that once in a month at the divisional level, the MD should hold a meeting with the MLAs of the respective districts and also review it. Tomar also stressed on increasing the revenue income by recovering the arrear bill amount.
In the meeting, Mauganj MLA and Sirmaur MLA drew the attention of the minister towards the power problems of their respective areas. Tomar instructed the officials to fix the power system. In the meeting, MLA Pradeep Patel, MLA Divyaraj Singh, M.D.V. Kiran Gopal are present.