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| CAG raps Govt for non-implementation of HVDS | | | early times report
JAMMU, Apr 24: Official auditor CAG has criticised the state government for failing to implement a high voltage distribution system (HVDS) resulting in increase of T&D losses to over 62 per cent in 2010-11.
"No follow up steps have been taken to introduce this system (HVDS) in the areas to reduce losses and pilferage of power supply in Jammu and Kashmir," the Comptroller and Auditor General said in its report for the year ended March 31, 2011.
It added, "Though non-inclusion of HDVS and inclusion of more Low Tension (LT) lines in project report have been commented upon in the Report of CAG for the year ended March 31, 2006, no corrective measures have been taken, instead LT lines continued to be added".
During 2006-11, 1,620.593 km of additional LT lines at a cost of Rs 39.55 crore had been added to the system raising transmission and distribution (T&D) losses further from 45 per cent in 2005-06 to 62.12 per cent in 2010-11, it said.
"Development Commis-sioner Power (DCP) inform-ed in June 2011 that HVDS implementation had now been included in the proposal under Re-Accelerated Power Development Refo-rms Programme (RE-APD-RP)," it said.
As per the guidelines provided for conversion of exis-ting network into HVDS, this was an effective method of reducing technical losses, theft in LT lines, it said.
By adopting this process consumers could not resort to hooking which was common way of committing theft of power in the state, it said.
In the Kashmir division, PDD had started pilot HVDS system at Nishat and Soura in Srinagar district in 2005-06, which had given encouraging results, the CAG report said.
However, no follow up steps had been taken, it added.
CAG also pulled up the government for huge shortfall ranging from 74 per cent to 95 per cent under replacement of overhead High Tension (HT) lines by underground cables, erection of 11 KV cable, replac-ement of overhead LT lines by underground cables, rea-ctive compensation, modernisation and computerisation.
It also pulled up the state government for consumer metering indicating that the components which were vital for reducing T&D losses and enhancing financial health of the department were not prioritised which resulted into not fulfilling of envisaged goals.
Despite spending Rs 491.84 crore on six projects during 2006-11 with progressive expenditure of Rs 812.90 crore upto ending March, 2011, the envisaged benefits could not accrue.
It warned that the state government was liable to lose not only the benefit of 90 per cent capital subsidy from the Centre but also repaying the loan along with interest.
CAG has indicted the state government for huge shortfall of 90 per cent in coverage of Rural House Hold (RHH) connections despite spending an amount of Rs 499.69 crore.
There is huge shortfall of 90 per cent (in coverage of rural Household connections including BPL households) despite spending Rs 499.69 crore during last five years, it said.
CAG said it indicated that main objective of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyut-ikaran Yojana (RGGVY to provide access to electricity to all households within the stipulated time-frame, including coverage of all BPL households in all rural habitations could not be achieved.
As per the CAG report, target of 303,682 households, including 96,381 Below Poverty Line (BPL), was kept for coverage of connections under RGGVY for electrification with target coverage of 8,329 villages and hamlets without electricity and 12,530 intensive electrified villages and hamlets.
These were sanctioned between 2006 and 2008-09 at a cost of Rs 821.62 crore, the report added. |
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