PDD irresponsive to woes of people: Tarigami “Power position in Valley continues to be grim and far from satisfactory. =>Expressing serious concern over the precarious power situation in Kashmir Valley, CPI (M) State Secretary Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has said it seems the administration is hell-bent upon to keep the people of Jammu and Kashmir into sustained darkness. In a statement issued today, the CPI (M) leader said that people living in rural and far flung areas are without electricity and even areas receiving erratic power supply are for the most of the time facing numerous problems on account of low voltage compelling people to arrange alternative sources of illumination during the hours, they receive electricity. He said 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 “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,” he said, adding that 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. He 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 legislators. Power Development Department (PDD) has failed 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 months together. The CPI (M) leader asked the govt to arrange alternate sources of energy to provide regular power supply to the people across the state. The only solution to overcome the energy crisis was a sustainable and well conceived energy policy and encouraging establishment of mini and micro hydel projects under state sector and PPP. In order to meet the challenges of winter vagaries, the higher ups in the administration need to ensure a better coordination between different departments especially those providing essential services. “Though an early weather warning system is in place but in absence of the required resources mobilization, weather alerts do not serve any purpose,” he remarked further.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 14:10:14 +0000
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