Our State is power starved; it is desperate to explore all possibilities of increasing the quantum of power generated within the State. A number of schemes are in hand and the Chief Minister has said that power is a priority subject with his Government. The decision of the State Power Development Corporation to enter the stock exchange by floating Initial Public Offer (IPO) is considered as most viable option to raise huge equity required for generation of 6000 Mega Watts of electricity during the next ten years. The Power Finance Corporation’s readiness to provide Rs one crore assistance to make all necessary arrangements, which are pre-requisite for ensuring listing of Power Development Corporation in the stock market, is a good beginning. The process of entering the stock market entails some expenditure which the Power Finance Corporation has agreed to bear. These initiatives are in the right direction and hopefully this and other measures taken in the context of improving power supply will radically change the power supply situation in the State and thus increase prospects of support to the establishing of various industries and thus create employment opportunities. People would like to see that these measures bring them relief from power shortage and frequent cuts. The department has already initiated stringent measures to check pilferage and theft of power. That initiative has to be strengthened and made universally applicable.
The message which the ultras want to convey is that fundamentalists are not inactive and would not allow something in Kashmir which is disallowed by their faith. Liquor is prohibited in Islamic faith. But the Muslims are not the only community living in J&K State.
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