In view of the increasing demand of life saving oxygen during the second wave of the pandemic of Covid-19, the Uttarakhand Power Corporation (UPCL) has decided to ensure uninterrupted power supply to the oxygen manufacturing plants. The corporation has also appointed two nodal officers at the headquarters to monitor the situation of power supply to these plants.
The Managing Director (MD) of the UPCL, Neeraj Khairwal, had a virtual meeting with the officials of the corporation on Friday. He said that preventive maintenance is essential for uninterrupted supply to the oxygen plants and for it patrolling of feeders should be done and it should be ensured that there are no tree branches within two meters of the power lines. The MD said that one employee of the UPCL would remain stationed at every oxygen plant and one person should be deployed for regular monitoring of the lines in one kilometre periphery of the oxygen plants. He added that in every district where the oxygen plants are there one nodal officer of the rank of assistant Engineer should be deputed.
Khairwal said that the superintending engineer (distribution) of every district would remain in constant touch with the disaster management officer so that the power supply is maintained in any emergency. An approval of Rs 10,000 for every sub division for purchase of sanitises and masks were also made.