J&K LG Orders Campaign Against Electricity Theft

Jammu- The Union Territory Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Wednesday ordered the Power Development Department (PDD) to launch a campaign against power theft, saying that electricity theft should be tackled on priority as it is an important aspect to ensure energy security to all.

Chairing a meeting of PDD to review power situation during the upcoming summer months, today at Civil Secretariat here, Sinha also sought a detailed report on the ongoing power sector projects and schemes, such as installation of pre-paid meters.

He directed the officers to analyse all the issues such as manpower augmentation & rationalisation to provide better power services to the people of J&K.

The LG directed the officers to strictly implement the decisions taken in the earlier meetings to meet any peak demand and proactive actions for robust power distribution & transmission systems.

Sinha instructed to complete the augmentation and upgradation work of Grid stations on a war footing.

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He also launched the Real-Time Data acquisition system (RT-DAS). The system would provide real-time access to performance parameters pertaining to different feeders besides other benefits.

The meeting discussed the various aspects to meet the high electricity demand and a multi-pronged strategy to ensure adequate availability of power.

A PowerPoint presentation was given by H. Rajesh Prasad, Principal Secretary, PDD on actions taken on the directions during the previous review meeting.

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