Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 24: In a significant decision aimed at countering winter woes on account of power supply issues, the State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik accorded sanction to the creation of district wise buffer stock of transformers and poles to meet any eventuality during the upcoming winter season.
SAC directed the Power Development Department (PDD) to procure 980 distribution transformers of different capacities and 6000 poles of different sizes for the purpose. The total financial implication is estimated to be around Rs 32.54 crore.
It has been observed that during the winter months, the transformer damage rate shows an upward trend due to which divisional workshops are overburdened. This results in avoidable delay in the repair of the transformers and consequent hardships and resentment among the public particularly living in remote and far-flung areas which at times leads to law and order issues for the district administrations. In order to provide the consumers uninterrupted electricity during winter season, it is essential to maintain sufficient stock of transformers, poles, conductors etc at the district level.
With a view to keeping sufficient backup of transformers and poles at the disposal of the districts, SAC directed the PDD to maintain a buffer stock of 100 transformers and 500 poles for Srinagar and Jammu Cities, 50 transformers and 250 poles each for districts of Anantnag, Baramulla, Kupwara, Kathua, Udhampur, Rajouri, Leh and Kargil and 30 transformers and 250 Poles each for the districts of Ganderbal, Budgam, Kulgam, Pulwama, Shopian, Bandipora, Samba, Reasi, Ramban, Doda and Poonch.
The creation of the transformer and pole banks at the district level will ensure speedy restoration of the power supply to the consumers besides substantially reducing the costs and time on account of transportation of the material at the time of emergencies during winter months.
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