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| Govt failed to control T&D losses as power scenario deteriorating in J&K | | "Assembly PUC again ask to minimise T&D losses" | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 11: With the commencement of winter, Kashmir valley starts witnessing unprecedented power cuts which was witnessed by Jammuities during the summer months. Power crises in the State has been deepening with every passing year and Government on its side is busy in only convening customary meetings.
While as Jammu and Kashmir continues to attain top position in the country as far as Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses are concerned, nothing effective has been done on the ground to minimize the T&D losses.
Today a meeting of the Committee on Public Undertakings (PUC) of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly again directed the Power Development Department (PDD) authorities to gear up their field functionaries and minimize power thefts beside Transmission and Distribution losses. It also asked them to register all illegal and un-registered connections and improve the billing system.
The Committee, which met under the chairmanship of MLA, Mohammad Sharief Niaz here at Legislature Complex Assembly Hall, discussed and examined the functioning of Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) and PDD.
This is not the first time that PUC had asked PDD authorities to control T&D losses. A number of time such suggestions were made but nothing has been done.
Legalizing illegal power connections and arresting T&D losses is the biggest challenge before Jammu and Kashmir Government to improve power scenario in the State.
According to official record, during the current financial year ending January 2013, as many as 34,753 illegal electricity connections have been regularised by PDD".
As far as T&D losses are concerned, the latest Economic Survey 2012-13 blamed the State Government for its failure to tame the T&D losses in Jammu and Kashmir.
The report, which was presented in the Legislative Assembly during budget session of the Assembly at Jammu, revealed that the T&D losses in the state have remained stagnant and are very high at 61.61 percent.
According to the Survey report, the percentage of T&D losses in the state had been 43 percent in 2007-2008, 62.06 percent in 2009-2010, 60.55 percent in 2010-2011 and 61.61 percent in 2012-2013. |
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