Free day-time power supply to agri feeders from this kharif
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‘Nearly ₹1,700 cr. spent on augmenting the infrastructure, says Minister
Energy Minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy has stated that power could be equipped to all agriculture feeders freed from value for 9 hours in the course of the day time from the approaching kharif season.
Nearly ₹1,700 crore has been spent on augmenting the infrastructure for its implementation and crucial directions issued to the DISCOMs, he stated.
Addressing the media right here on Monday, Mr. Srinivasa Reddy stated the power sector was slowed down by an enormous debt of roughly ₹80,000 crore due to the misdeeds of the earlier authorities.
After assuming the workplace, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy helped the power utilities overcome the disaster to some extent by giving them ₹18,000 crore.
“Extra high voltage (33/11 KV) substations and transformers among other facilities have been set up across the State to bear the increasing load. The installation of power meters for agriculture pumpsets will not be detrimental to farmers’ interests. Rather, it will help obtain the accurate consumption data,” stated the Minister.
Orders have been issued to lay underground cables within the large YSR Jagananna Colonies whereas the traces could be overhead within the comparatively small ones. Tenders could be referred to as for as soon as the DPRs are finalised, he stated.
Mr. Srinivasa Reddy clarified that the federal government has no intention to cut back the salaries of electrical energy staff. He maintained that salaries would proceed to be paid as per the 2018 Pay Revision Commission (PRC) suggestions.
PRC suggestions
He additionally stated that the federal government would come to the rescue of the workers contaminated by coronavirus and that 75% of the workers had been vaccinated to this point.
Energy Secretary N. Srikant and DISCOMs’ CMDs K. Rajabapaiah (EPDCL), J. Padma Janardhan Reddy (CPDCL) and H. Haranatha Rao (SPDCL) had been current on the event.
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