A meeting held at Bhubaneswar recently under chairmanship of Assembly Deputy Speaker and Baripada MlA decided to end various electricity-related problems in the tribals-dominated Mayurbhanj district soon.
A wide range of issues were discussed at the meeting attended by Energy labour and Energy Minister Sushant Singh and Energy Secretary Hemant Sharma, among others.
It was decided to hike the salary of temporary metre-readers, establish an electricity store at Baripada, activate grids at Betnoti and Udala by June-end, set up a model structure at Chhancha near Baripada Station Bazar and repair the local 33/11 kv structure at the earliest. Besides, it was decided to take required steps for uninterrupted power-supply of electricity to all Primary Health Centres and other hospitals in the district.
Mayurbhanj MlAs Praveen Bhanjdeo, Sudam Marandi, Bhadav Hansdah, Saiba Susil Hansdah, Bijay Kumar Naik and Mangal Singh Mudi and senior Nesco officers Bijay Sahu, Sarat Upadhyay, Rajiv Nayak and SS Ray were present. Mayurbhanj Power Employees’ Union leaders Nrusingha Charan Panda, Jyotikrushna Behera, Manas Ranjan Shukla, Sanjit Sethy and Rakesh Nayak also attended.