Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 7: The Power Development Department (PDD) has started eight-hour power cuts in the city due to less generation of electricity in winter season.
All the metered and no-metered residential areas are facing unscheduled cuts, raising question mark over the claims of the government that no cuts will be enforced in localities paying electricity bills regularly.
Power cuts have been imposed in many residential localities, including Janipur, Roop Nagar, Talab Tillo, Bantalab, parade, Paloura, Gandhi Nagar, Trikuta Nagar Shastri Nagar and Channi.
Power Development Department officials said that an eight-hour power cut schedule had been announced for non-metered areas only. May be due to some technical snags, cuts are being enforced in metered areas, but it will be ensured that they get regular supply."
Officials said the electricity generation had gone down and hydro-electric projects are functioning below their capacity due to winter and snow on the glaciers feeding the rivers and streams.
The power requirement of entire Jammu region is 700-800 MW, while the Kashmir valley requires over 1,000 MW during winters. With states own production falling due to less discharge in the rivers, it is dependent on the Northern Grid to meet the requirement during winter months. The regular power cuts is disturbing the normal routine of life, power cuts in Jammu during winters were not expected, even summers were quite better then this," said Suresh mahajan, a shopkeeper at Talab Tillo. |
