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Power supply has improved, needs to be made best: LG to officers

Jammu
January 25, 2021

Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired a meeting with the experts from power sector and officers of J&K Power Distribution Corporation at Raj Bhavan, here.

The meeting was second in a week to assess and analyze the power scenario in the UT and propose solutions for creating a robust power supply system in J&K.

BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department and Information Department; Nitishwar Kumar, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor; Raja Yaqoob Farooq, MD JKPDCL and Chief Engineers attended the meeting.

Chairperson, Board of Directors, IIT Bhubaneswar and Former Chairman and MD PGCIL, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Singh led the team of experts from the Power sector.
A detailed PowerPoint presentation on �Path to a Healthy and Resilient Power Supply system in Jammu� was given by Former Director General, NPTI and ED Power Grid Corporation, Dr. NS Saxena, an official handout said.

While discussing the issues related to streamlining the power supply system, the Lt. Governor laid special emphasis on using the latest technologies and models for distribution and link strengthening in critical areas.

The Lt. Governor directed the concerned officers of JKPDD and JKPDC to work on war footing to identify critical issues, their probable causes and likely mitigations in order to further improve the scenario of power supply system in J&K. �Things have improved for better but it needs to be made the best�, observed the Lt Governor.