Jaipur: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday directed the discoms that there should be no unannounced power cuts. If the power cut is inevitable, proper information about it should be given to the people of the affected area in advance. Also, the reason for this cut should be communicated to the consumers. If necessary, people should be informed about it through advertisements in newspapers.
The chief minister was reviewing the power situation in the state. He also reviewed other points including average demand and availability of electricity in the three discoms, transformer replacement, availability of coal and progress in issuing agricultural electricity connections.
He said that providing adequate electricity to the common man is the priority of the state government. Along with urban and rural areas, uninterrupted supply of electricity should also be ensured for agriculture, so that farmers do not face any problems.
The CM asked the officers to quickly complete repair or replacement of transformers in rural areas that have stopped working due to the recent spells of rain. TNN
