Day in and day out, PDD comes under public scanner. One or the other deficiency of the department comes to light. Yet despite exposing its blatant shortcomings, things don’t seem to be getting any better. Much improvement could be made in power supply if the concerned at the helm of affairs in the Department made use of their vision for development. Take the case of Leh. Two years by the day, the NHPC built the 45 Mega Watt Nimoo Basgo hydroelectric project and provided three turbines for generating electricity. A requirement, which PDD should have completed much earlier than the project, was that of strengthening 11 KV transmission network. Nobody paid attention to it. Out of three, only one turbine is put to use and that also trips because of less load. The existing transmission line in Leh cannot bear the load which the turbines would generate. Why responsible officials did not simultaneous with the work on Nimoo Basgo project undertake strengthening of 11 KV transmission line? It shows lack of vision, responsibility and interest. Should not the defaulting officials be brought under Services Act and dealt with in accordance to its punitive punishment provisions? It also speaks of absence of coordination at higher levels of PDD because it knew that NHPC was working at the Nimoo-Basgo plant. How sad that the power project on which good deal of money has been spent is there in place, the turbines are there in place and the people are eagerly waiting supply of power, yet the PDD becomes the spoiler by neglecting its duty of providing the proper transmission line. How can our State develop with this sordid management of affairs? Will the competent authority in PDD come out with any explanation?
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