Dehradun, 28 Jan: Chief Minister Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ held a meeting of the Department of Energy at the Bijapur State Guest House, here, and issued strict instructions to the officials to bring a halt to power-theft. He said that new and latest techniques should be adopted to stop the practice. The CM reviewed the sector-wise data of power consumption and billing and asked about the steps taken by the department for stopping power-loss over the last three months, and instructed the officers to take every possible action to stop power theft. He added that the practice of using electricity consumers without any valid connection ought to be immediately stopped and such people penalised. He also asked officers why such defaulters were not identified at the earliest stage.
The CM expressed concern at the fact that no action was taken against the officers who failed to stop power theft and directed that officer-wise accountability be fixed in this connection. He also directed preparation of an officer-wise chart regarding billing and recovery. The CM also made the DMs and SPs accountable for stopping power theft at the district level.
The CM stressed upon increasing power production in the state and said that private sector power projects should be sanctioned at the earliest. He directed that notices be issued to applicants of the private sector that had not started work even many years after allotment of projects to them. He also directed action against companies that had not produced DPR even after 5-6 years of allotment and added that the report regarding all such companies ought to be reviewed. “Allotments should be cancelled that have not started work even till today,” the CM added.
The CM expressed concern at the fact that no action was taken against the officers who failed to stop power theft and directed that officer-wise accountability be fixed in this connection. He also directed preparation of an officer-wise chart regarding billing and recovery. The CM also made the DMs and SPs accountable for stopping power theft at the district level.
The CM stressed upon increasing power production in the state and said that private sector power projects should be sanctioned at the earliest. He directed that notices be issued to applicants of the private sector that had not started work even many years after allotment of projects to them. He also directed action against companies that had not produced DPR even after 5-6 years of allotment and added that the report regarding all such companies ought to be reviewed. “Allotments should be cancelled that have not started work even till today,” the CM added.
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