| Officers to face action for erratic, frequent power cuts in Jammu | | Four-member inquiry panel constituted; report to be submitted within one month | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: Five days after attaching the Chief Engineer (CE) and Superintending Engineer (SE) of the Jammu Kashmir Power Corporation Limited (JKPCL), the Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday constituted a high-level inquiry committee to fix responsibility on officers for erratic and frequent power cuts in Jammu region. According to an order issued by Principal Secretary to the Government Manoj Kumar Dwivedi a-four-members inquiry committee has been constituted to fix responsibility for frequent and erratic power cuts in the Jammu region. The panel has been asked to submit a report within a month's time. In supersession of Government order No.526-JK(GAD) of 2021 dated 17.06.2021 issued on the subject, the sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of the Committee to enquire into the issue of frequent and erratic power cuts in the Jammu region and fix responsibility thereof”, the order reads.
“Principal Secretary to Government, Housing and Urban Development Department, Commissioner/Secretary to Government, Revenue Department, Commissioner/Secretary to Government, Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs Department, and Secretary to Government, Planning Development and Monitoring Department are members of the inquiry committee. The Inquiry Committee shall submit its report within a month.
Earlier on Saturday, the Power Development Department (PDD) attached Ashwani Kumar Sachdeva, Chief Engineer (Trading), JKPCL, J&K, and Sanjeev Jain, Superintending Engineer (Trading) with the Administrative Department with immediate effect.
An order to this effect has been issued by Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Nitishwar Kumar. However, no reasons were specified in the order for attachments.
Sources said that higher-ups in the administration have taken very serious note of erratic and frequent power cuts in Jammu province during summer.
Not only in rural areas, but even in some areas where electronic meters have been installed, consumers faced unscheduled power curtailments in May, June, and July.
“After getting feedback from the common people, the government decided to constitute the inquiry committee”, sources said. |
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