Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 24: Saying that Government was committed to make every endeavour to improve power scenario in the State, especially in hilly and far-off areas, Minister of State for Power and Information, Vikar Rasool today called upon the Power Development Department functionaries to redouble their efforts to ensure time-bound completion of all ongoing power infrastructure development projects.
This was stated by the Minister while reviewing the physical and financial achievements of Power Development Department during monthly meeting held at Jammu, here today.
The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary to Government, Power Development Department, Arun Kumar Mehta, Development Commissioner, PDD, Asgar, Chief Engineer PDD, Shehnaz Goni, besides senior functionaries of Power Development Department.
Reviewing the pace of progress on various power infrastructure projects being executed in Jammu division, the Minister directed the concerned authorities to ensure their timely completion to improve the power scenario in the region. He said that Government of India has sanctioned huge funds to up-grade power infrastructure in the state. He said the funds provided under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikiran Yojna (RGGVY) – phase 2, have been sanctioned to cover left out belts lacking facility of electricity.
The Minister asked the PDD authorities heading various wings of the department to maintain close co-ordination to check power thefts, adding that reduction in power losses and close check on the power pilferage could greatly help to improve revenue realization.
He asked the PDD authorities to conduct survey in rural hamlets of connected load and accordingly upgrade the existing distribution transformers. He stressed for early repair of defunct transformers to provide uninterrupted power supply to the people which is the top priority of the Government.
The Minister asked the Chief Engineer M&RE, Jammu to direct the concerned functionaries to take concrete measures to avoid power breakdowns, especially in remote areas.
He asked the concerned officers to keep their activities at maximum to ensure accountability at grass root level and asked the enforcement wing of the department to gear up its efforts to reduce power pilferage through hooking, unregistered power load etc. He asked for snapping of all illegal connections to save the transmission/distribution, feeder and T&D losses. He underlined the need to fix quarterly revenue targets as it would help to improve the overall realization.
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