Bhalla asks Govt to ensure adequate availability and strict adherence to power cut schedule
12/07/2020
JAMMU, Jul 11: People in Jammu city and other adjoining rural areas experiencing harsh summer days are suffering badly in view of the worst kind of power crisis as the Govt has miserably failed to provide adequate supply of electricity to the consumers even in the fully metered areas, whereas, non-clearance of payments of the firms repairing transformers has added to the woes of the public because these firms have refused to work for the PDD. This was observed by former Minister and senior Congress leader Raman Bhalla while listening to grievances of residents of Bhour Kullian Ward -73 . Prominent among those present on the occasion include Amrit Bali, Pawan Bhagat, Mulakh Raj, Kapoor Lal, Ajay Kumar beside others.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla said angry public is on the roads protesting against the Government, not only the public but the industrialists are also facing worst kind of power crisis here. For hours together, the forced shut down is being imposed on the consumers which are torturous during this peak scorching hot summer days. Even during night hours, there is no power for hours together and people are spending sleepless nights these days.
There are massive public protests at least daily these days in Jammu city and other towns but the Administration is apparently least bothered about the miseries of the public. The students are unable to prepare for the exams and coming entrance tests for the professional institutes due to power crisis. The industrial unit holders are also raising hue and cry but there is nobody to listen. The people are the ultimate sufferers for their no fault on this count. They are paying fatty electricity bills regularly while the PDD failed to supply adequate power to them, added Bhalla.He said the pendency of transformers under repair is also increasing. He further said that transformers repaired in PDD workshops, mostly get damaged even within week, a fortnight or even a month. In some cases, they get damaged immediately after installation. Department takes one year warranty from the private firms for the repaired transformers, ensuring quality work but this rule is not for them in their own PDD workshops. They should also be made accountable to ensure quality work and not the substandard one, he added.
Former Minister further said that Power Development Department, which claims to have excelled in providing online service for quick access in disposing of electricity bills and keeping people updated with power availability in their areas, has failed to live up to their expectations.
"When the government is so particular in enforcing laws and rules on people, how can it deny the right of 24X7 power supply to consumers while they regularly pay the bills?" asked Bhalla.To overcome the hardships faced by people due to power shortage in hot summer days in Jammu, Bhalla demanded Govt to ensure adequate availability and strict adherence to power cut schedule so that consumers do not face any inconvenience on this account. He urged LG Administration to create buffer of sufficient transformers across the Jammu region to replace the damaged ones at the earliest.
He called for putting in a fool proof mechanism in order to ensure minimal T&D losses.
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