Rawat holds meeting with officials
In a bid to review the power scenario of the State, Chief Minister Harish Rawat convened a meeting with officials at Bijapur on Sunday.During the meeting, CM Rawat has categorically asked them to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity.
He gave directions for no power cut in any part of the city. He stated that a minimum of 22 hours of electricity must be provided and the voltage problem be resolved. For this, if you need to upgrade the power infrastructure then you do it immediately. If sub station is required then you make it on priority basis.
If you do not get enough electricity within the State then you purchase outside the State but power cut should not happen in the State. Also, the transmission and distribution loss must be reduced and the capacity of transformers must be increased.
The CM in the meeting said that requirement based sub stations must be set up in hilly and border areas to make up for the electricity deficit. He also gave directions to the department officers to make a project for the potential demand of electricity in cities after ten years.
The CM added that the consumers without meters should be encouraged to install it. Programs should be held in coordination with UREDA to save electricity. He emphasized on the need of employing techniques to save electricity.
During the meeting it was said that there is appropriate amount of electricity in the State. Every 33 KV Sub Station have 2 transformers each. The CM has given directions to give the list to the DMs. During the meeting were CS Subhash Kumar, Principal Secretary SS Sandhu and officials of UJVNl, PTCUl and UPCl were present there.