Mehbooba steps into power crisis issue, directs PDF to follow curtailment schedules

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday pulled up commissioner-secretary Power, Dheeraj Gupta, for continued delay in completion of a vital infrastructural project in Kashmir which would enhance its power transmission capacity. “How long will you take to complete it (Alstang grid construction)? Last time you also sought eight months. What happened then?” Mehbooba told Gupta during a meeting she chaired here to review the power scenario in Kashmir which is reeling under darkness due to unabated electricity outages. The power scenario has worsened across the Valley for the past four…

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