Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 21: As the temperature is dipping and it is becoming chillier, it assumes utmost importance on part of the State Government to ensure that the people get uninterrupted power supply. This was stated by BJP State spokesperson & State press secretary Balbir Ram Rattan while expressing concern over imposition of unannounced power cuts in the State. Balbir said that with each passing day the mercury level is going down, the days and nights are becoming more chilly and there is intense sheet of fog in morning and evening hours. Although the people keep themselves warm with clothes but it is not enough. Round the clock availability of electricity is must as the power cuts create problems for students, housewives, patients, aged persons etc. Electricity in the modern times has assumed the status of most essential requirement of the society. The people are, by and large, leading hand to mouth existence with limited financial resources and every person cannot afford private generators and invertors. The Government ought to be mindful of these circumstances, he added. Balbir said that the Government has a full- fledged Power Development Department and its portfolio is with Chief Minister. The CM should appreciate and realize the needs and problems of the people and personally look as to why electricity is not supplied uninterruptedly. The State Government should setup gas turbines and diesel generators on the pattern of Kashmir valley, so that during the extreme weather, to tide over the power crisis.
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