By Our Correspondent
Lucknow, July 31: The Yogi government has directed DISCOMs officials to ensure uninterrupted power supply across the state as per the given schedule to ensure that residents do not suffer due to the prevailing hot and humid weather conditions.
The Managing Directors of all DISCOMs have been instructed to compensate for any disruptions in the scheduled power supply by providing additional electricity during the scheduled power cuts according to the roster.
Highlights
- Instructions given for maintaining 18 hours of power supply in rural areas, 21:30 hours at tehsil HQs & 24 hours at district HQs
- Compensate for disruption by supplying additional power during scheduled power cuts, officials told
- All DISCOMs must implement it; laxity or negligence will not be tolerated: Energy Minister
Minister of Energy and Urban Development, AK Sharma, announced, “The state government has established a power supply schedule that must be strictly adhered to. The schedule includes 18 hours of power in rural areas, 21.5 hours at tehsil headquarters, and 24 hours at district headquarters.”
He added, “If there are interruptions in the power supply due to local faults, the lost hours must be compensated during the power cut period as per the roster. For example, if a village experiences a power outage from 9 AM to 12 PM due to a local fault, and its scheduled power cut period is from 6 AM to 9 AM and 12 PM to 3 PM, an additional 2 hours of power supply should be provided between 12 PM and 3 PM to ensure the village receives its full 18 hours of supply.”
The minister stated further that this compensatory supply policy also applies to agricultural feeders to ensure that farmers have adequate power for irrigation. “All DISCOMs must implement this system in their areas, and any laxity or negligence will not be tolerated”, he remarked.
