Governor’s Advisor, K K Sharma today administered oath to Ajay Gupta as Member (Technical) in J&K State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JKSERC).
Chairman JKSERC Lokash Jha, Commissioner Secretary PDDHirdesh Kumar, Member SERC R.A Andrabi, Chief Engineers and other seniorofficers attended the function.
Speaking on the occasion, the Advisor maintained that with asecond member taking oath the Commission would start discharging its duties ofproviding the necessary inputs to the Government about the energy sector, itsplanning and also harnessing the other non-conventional resources for powergeneration.
The Advisor said that the Commission would also providenecessary inputs about the options of providing via media of dealing with newenergy sources and also advise on other electricity and energy-related issues.
The Chairman JKSERC Lokash Jha and Commissioner SecretaryPDD Hridesh Kumar also spoke on the occasion.
Later MD Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Limited (CVPP)M S Babu also called on the Advisor and discussed various ongoing powerprojects being undertaken by the organisation.
The Commissioner Secretary PDD Hirdesh Kumar and othersenior officers were also present on the occasion.
The MD briefed the Advisor about the status ofimplementation of various hydro-electric power projects being undertaken by theCorporation in the Chenab Valley. He informed that the work is underway on the1000 Mega Watt Pakal Dhul hydro-electric project and expressed hope that itwould be completed within the stipulated time frame.
He also briefed the Advisor about the status of execution ofother projects i.e., 624 Mega Watt (MW) Keeru, 540 MW Kwar and 550 MW Dul Hastistage II projects.
The Advisor directed the officers to speed up the pace ofexecution of these hydro-electric power projects. He said that these projectsonce completed would make our state self sufficient in the generation of powerbesides the state would also be in a position to export power to other states.
The Advisor also maintained that once completed theseprojects would also ensure the generation of much needed employmentopportunities to locals living in the state especially those in their catchmentareas and pacing up the development of these places.
While asking the officers to hold regular meetings about thestatus of implementation of these prestigious projects, the Advisor called forsynergized approach which would also ensure the removal of bottlenecks, if any.