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| Malik rues erratic power supply in cities, power crisis in rural areas | | 'Arrange alternate sources of energy to provide regular power supply' | | ET Report
Srinagar, Nov 30: Expressing serious concern over the precarious power situation in rural areas of the state, senior Kisan leader Ghulam Nabi Malik on Saturday said it seems the administration has virtually decided to keep the people of Jammu and Kashmir into darkness. In a statement issued here Malik said while the people in cities and towns are provided with low voltage and erratic power supplies, the people living in rural and far flung areas are without electricity that too at a time when the power supplies are needed more to cope-up with the biting cold.
"Even some rural areas receiving erratic power supply are for the most of the time facing numerous problems on account of low voltage and the people are compelled to arrange alternative sources of illumination during the hours, they receive electricity," Malik remarked. He expressed concern over the inability of the Power Development Department (PDD) to create a buffer stock of electricity transformers at Divisional level to address the situation surfaced due to damaged transformers.
The step-down transformers, installed in every neighborhood develop technical snags and the consumers are left helpless in darkness and freezing cold till the process of lifting, repairing and re-installing a faulty transformer is completed in weeks together, e added.
"Even the people in many parts of Kashmir Valley have complained that they are compelled to collect money for repair of their damaged transformers as the department concerned fails to repair and install their transformers in time". The veteran Kisan leader blamed the faulty polices of PDD for the damages of electricity transformers. "The department has never bothered to install electricity transformers proportionate to the growing population which could have prevented the damages to a large extent. And unfortunately where ever these transformers are required, the administration is creating hurdles in installation, despite the feasibility reports dashed by the department and money earmarked by the concerned legislator."
He lamented the slow pace of repair work of the damaged transformers at departmental workshops saying in order to meet out the crisis the administration should create more such workshops and enhance its buffer stock.
"It is unfortunate that the same situation is being repeated during every winter soon after the offices move to Jammu and the people of the Valley are left helpless being devoid of basic amenities, especially the power and essential commodities," Malik observed.
He said that there is no power schedule being followed on ground and even metered areas are facing long and unscheduled power cuts much to the annoyance of public. "The transmission and distribution system has also deteriorated thereby depriving the consumers of vital electricity facility.
The dilapidated LT network especially in rural areas is posing a grave threat to the life and property of the common man, he stressed," Malik said, while urging the government to arrange alternate sources of energy to provide regular power supply to the people across the state.He said the administration needs to ensure a better coordination between different departments especially those providing essential services. |
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