Divisional commissioner Raghav Langer has directed the Jammu Energy Distribution Company Restricted to work out energy curtailment rosters and schedules for each station, space and put them within the public area for publicity to keep away from unscheduled energy cuts amid anger within the area over erratic electrical energy provide this week regardless of rising temperatures.
The mercury soars as excessive as 45 levels Celsius within the plains of the Jammu area.
Langer on Thursday mentioned strict cognisance has been taken of unscheduled energy cuts at the same time as hailstorm adopted by a quick spell of rain introduced the temperature down in Jammu.
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He has directed deputy commissioners to represent sub-division degree committees to make sure the curtailments occur in line with the notified roster, avoiding unscheduled curtailments. He has mentioned management rooms be arrange at sub-divisional ranges and requested officers to inform the helpline numbers.
Officers mentioned Langer reviewed the state of affairs and inquired in regards to the hours of energy provide, curtailment in rural and concrete areas, and out there buffer inventory of transformers, functioning of workshops, and timelines for substitute of broken transformers.
A load distribution chart, accessed by HT on Thursday at 4.30pm, confirmed that the Kashmir Valley has been allotted 1,050 megawatts in comparison with 737 megawatts to the Jammu area. Throughout summer season, the Valley stays cooler than Jammu.
An engineer, who spoke on situation of anonymity, mentioned Kashmir will get extra electrical energy provides in comparison with the Jammu area as successive governments upgraded the facility infrastructure within the Valley. “Even when we need to strike a steadiness, we can’t as a result of the facility system within the Jammu area has not been upgraded. If we attempt to strike a steadiness and enhance energy provide to the Jammu area, the facility distribution system in Jammu won’t maintain it…”
The engineer mentioned with regards to energy income, Jammu contributes extra, round 70 to 80%, in comparison with Kashmir. “That’s the reason the authorities by no means share the break-up of income from Kashmir and Jammu areas and current clubbed figures of whole Jammu & Kashmir.”