CM asks state department to ensure power as per schedule

With winter chill setting in earlier than expected, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has directed the Power Development Department (PDD) to work out an institutional mechanism that will ensure availability of power as per the notified schedule. “With onset of winter, it has become imperative to educate people to make judicious use of power, enabling the department to deliver better services and reduce damage to transformers,” Sayeed said at a review meeting here last evening. Sayeed also issued instructions to fast-track installation of electricity meters and gearing up…

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