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New Delhi (thestates.news)| Banking of power based on complementarity of demand between States for meeting demand during winter: Shri Manohar Lal Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Shri Manohar Lal reviewed the urban development and power sector scenario for the UT of Jammu & Kashmir at Srinagar today.
Shri Omar Abdullah, Hon’ble Chief Minister, J&K, and Shri Nasir Aslam Wani, Advisor to Hon’ble CM, J&K, were also present in the meeting. The meeting was also attended by Chief Secretary of the UT of J&K, senior officials from the Govt. of India (GoI), UT Administration, representatives of State power Utilities and CPSEs.
During the meeting, power sector issues in the UT of J&K were deliberated. The UT also highlighted concerns and major achievements related to urban & power sector and the possible solutions so as to meet future demand.
The UT highlighted the role that Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) of Central Government has played in bringing improvement in the power distribution sector and in strengthening electricity distribution infrastructure for the remote areas of the UT. UT also thanked Union Minister for approving the revised cost for RDSS works.
Chief Minister, J&K, in his address, thanked Union Minister for his visit to Srinagar for review of UT of J&K in respect of issues related to the urban & power sector and also highlighted major concerns for the UT. The UT requested for support from GoI for upgradation of the Power distribution and transmission sector. It was remarked that the UT would make all out efforts for improvement in the sector.
In his address, Shri Manohar Lal, Union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs welcomed all the dignitaries to the meeting. He mentioned that his visit to the UT would help in resolution of issues and in identification of new initiatives that may be taken up to further improve services to the citizens of the UT.
He asked UT administration to plan for capacity augmentation as per the Resource Adequacy plan. He congratulated the UT for making concerted efforts for reducing power purchase costs and reducing the Gap between power purchase costs and revenue realised which would help improve finances of the Power Utilities and also facilitate reliable power supply in the UT. (S-PIB)
