Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Friday convened a meeting to review power scenario, implementation of various schemes, and preparedness with regard to supply of power during summer. During the meeting a threadbare discussion was held on the measures undertaken to ensure adequate power supply during summers across J&K.
The Advisor was briefed about the present status of thepower supply and steps being taken to improve and augment power scenario toensure adequate power supply to consumers especially during summers.
The Advisor while discussing the distribution infrastructuresaid sufficient funds have been made available for creating better distributioninfrastructure and directed concerned for speeding execution of various works.
The Advisor directed the officers of both the divisions toestablish control rooms at district and divisional level and circulatetelephone numbers through print and electronic media to the consumers to makethem aware in advance about any unscheduled power cuts.
He also directed intensifying inspections in all districtsto curb menace of power theft and illegal connections. He asked the engineersto submit daily pictures of inspections conducted by the department. He advisedthe department to involve PRIs to get feedback from ground level.