SRINAGAR, May 15: J&K has drawn plans for harnessing additional 9,000 MWs of power during 12th and 13th Five Year Plan.
This information was given during a consultative committee meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here today.
The meeting was told that by 2016, another 450 MWs will be put into the system through Baglihar-II. As many as 13 projects of 712 MWs have been awarded and approved for allotment in 2012-13.
It was informed that the spending on power purchase has swelled to Rs 3,668.50 crore in 2012-13 as against Rs 1590.76 crore in 2007-08. Completion of RGGVY Phase-II has been targeted for 2013-14 while unbundling with registration of Discoms and Filling of all positions in the companies is under the process of completion.
The Chief Minister speaking at the meeting said there was a huge gap between the rate at which the Government purchases power and it sells to the consumers.
“In a way the Government provides subsidy to the people on supply of electricity in the State which is cheapest in the country after Sikkim,” he added.
Mr Abdullah chairing the meeting of Consultative Committee for the Departments under his charge suggested identification of subjects in each departments and flagging these for deliberation and discussion in depth in the next meeting to make meetings of the Consultative Committee more purposeful and meaningful.
“This is also the practice in Parliament’, he said, adding that such deliberations prove result-oriented and beneficial for improving and upgrading various functions of the departments besides highlighting issues of greater public importance for urgent focussing. (AGENCIES)
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