Kashmir to reel under darkness

Metered areas to have 3 hr power cuts, non-metered areas more: Drabu ‘T&D losses responsible for power cuts’  Kashmir will continue to face the power crisis this winter, the government said Tuesday. “There are no financial constraints but the issue is Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses,” Minister for Finance, Haseeb Drabu said after reopening of the Kitab Ghar at M A Road in Lal Chowk, here. Against the demand of 1600 MWs of electricity in Kashmir, Power Development Department is presently supplying only 1200 MWs of electricity. “With a deficit…

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