Canadian system being used for restoration: Power Secy
Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Nov 4: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today said that the administration has been working round the clock and has restored all essential services across the valley which had been disrupted due to the unprecedented snowfall across the Kashmir division on Saturday.
While addressing a press briefing, he said that due to the snowfall, green trees had fallen on power HT lines at various places of every district which had caused power breakdown across the valley. Now, electricity supply is restored across valley except some areas of South Kashmir districts where four towers have fallen down at Lessar, Wanpoh, Shopian and Kulgam.
Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) has already deployed their men and machinery on the spot for the restoration work so that electricity supply will be restored as soon as possible. Electricity had been restored in all hospitals and health centres across the Valley and heating system has been started there well before the due date.
He further informed that road connectivity is through to all districts including tourist spots of Gulmarg and Pahalgam except upper reaches and far-flung areas which will be cleared by BEACON within next two days. National Highway is clear upto the Banihal Tunnel. In Kulgam, 51 water supply schemes have been damaged and the same will be restored by tomorrow.
He further said that all Deputy Commissioners were directed to assess the damages of horticulture and other allied sectors for earliest compensation to the affected farmers.
He informed that Government had made a committee in which Deputy Commissioner Srinagar is the head besides Additional Commissioner Kashmir and Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar are its members. The Committee will ascertain the reasons for widespread disruption of electricity supply across the valley and shall submit its report within a week’s time for the further course of necessary action.
Commissioner Secretary PDD, Hridesh Kumar that the State Government has procured latest emergency system from Canada for quick power restoration work in the Valley.
“Power Development Department has already deployed their men and machinery with Canadian Emergency System at the spots for the quick restoration work so that electricity supply will be restored as soon as possible. Power restoration in rest of the valley is almost complete”, he informed.
He further said that due to unprecedented snowfall, green trees had fallen on HT lines which had disrupted power supplies. As has been the practice, PDD has done pruning and cutting of tree branches, along the power HT Lines, so that any untoward incident will be averted.
He said that the department will go a step further and ensure the problem is taken care of beforehand. “In future, PDD will take serious preventive measures. From tomorrow PDD staff will inspect all transmission lines regularly to tap lacunas so that people do not face any kind of problem in winters,” he further informed the media.
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