Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 26: Bari Brahmana Industries Association (BBIA) has alleged that industrial activities have been badly hit with the frequent power curtailment in the Bari Brahmana Industrial complex.
A meeting of the BBIA was held here today under the president-ship of Lalit Mahajan, in presence of Suresh Mahajan, senior vice president, Varun Singla vice president, Ajay Langer – general secretary, Vivek Singhal- secretary and Viraaj Malhotra- treasurer BBIA besides other members, wherein members expressed serious concern over the losses being suffered due to frequent power cuts.
The members present in the meeting raised serious concern as Power Development Department has failed to supply 24 hours uninterrupted power to Industrial sector for the reasons best known to the department resulting in standstill of the industrial activities in the complex since long.
They said in spite of repeated reminders to the concerned Chief Engineer, no action has been taken by the department to restore the 24 hours uninterrupted power supply to the industrial sector, as announced by the Dy Chief Minister, which shows the casual attitude of the department towards the industrial sector.
“Whenever we contacted the concerned officials to know the reasons for the frequent breakdowns in the power supply, the lame excuses were always given by the department that due to overheating of the transformers, old and obsolete equipments at Grid Stations/ Receiving Station, the breakdown has occurred,” Mahajan said.
It is a matter of great resentment amongst the members that the department has failed to provide the requisite funds for the repair and maintenance of the Gird/Receiving Stations at Bari Brahmana in spite of the fact that Bari Brahmana Industrial Complex is contributing Rs 140 crore annually for the power supply to the industrial units and if the department spends one percent of the revenue for the repair and maintenance of the Stations, the same can be easily recovered supplying the Power on regular basis.
BBIA appealed to the Dy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh to intervene into the matter and ensure regular power supply to the industrial area at Bari Brahmana.
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