National Conference MP from Anantnag Hasnain Masoodi on Thursday expressed concern over the erratic power supply in south Kashmir, asking the administration to ensure uninterrupted supply to consumers in view of the ongoing holy month of Ramadhan.
Masoodi said the electricity was playing hide and seek withthe consumers in the rural areas of Kashmir in particular south Kashmirdistricts.
“The power outage has put the consumers to inconvenienceparticularly on Sehri, and Iftari timings. The working of local healthcarecenters and other vital installations like water stations is also hindered dueto the pesky electricity supply. The situation hasn’t improved since thebeginning of the holy month, rather it has aggravated,” he said, asking thedepartment concerned to ensure uninterrupted power supply to consumers.
He said the electricity infrastructure in south Kashmir mustbe augmented to meet the ever increasing power demand. “Regrettably powertransformers, polls, and conduction wires at various places haven’t received anoverhaul since long. Much of theinfrastructure that was affected due to the vagaries of weather during lastwinter season is yet to be restored. The inevitability of constant upkeep andaugmentation of power infrastructure in south Kashmir and entire Kashmir isextremely necessitated due to the distinctive climatic conditions of theregion,” Masoodi said.
He said the power development department should attune itsresponse to the issues of power distribution in Kashmir to the vagaries of mountainousand temperate weather conditions.
He said authorities should ensure availability of allessentials including kerosene, sugar, wheat and rice at all places across southKashmir in view of the holy month.