CHANDIGARH: In order to supply uninterrupted power to domestic and non-domestic consumers in the rural areas, 11 KV feeders would be segregated on priority basis, the Haryana Power Minister, Venod

Sharma, said here on Tuesday while addressing the senior officers of Haryana Power Corporations.

Mr. Sharma directed them to ensure maximum supply of power to the agriculture sector to meet their immediate needs. He stressed the need for launching ``Jan Chetna'' campaign under which officers of distribution corporations would contact the consumers personally to give them correct picture of the power position in the State.

Mr. Sharma asked the officers to ensure completion of maintenance work of the four 110 MW units of Panipat Thermal Plant by May 15 so that adequate power may be supplied during the ensuing paddy season. He also desired that a coal management cell be established at thermal plants to maintain proper quality and stock of coal.

While analysing the transmission losses, the Minister asked the officers to make efforts to bring down the losses as every unit of power was accountable. He directed to strengthen the transmission system in parts of Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Jind, Ambala, Karnal, Faridabad and Gurgaon districts. He specifically ordered that the Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam should make necessary arrangements for transmission of 5,000 MW of power in the State.

The Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Power, R.N. Prashar, said that the State's own power generating stations were generating about 285 lakh units of electricity daily. Despite no rainfall during the winter season, the Utilities had supplied adequate power to the tubewells which was more than that supplied during

last season in the winter. He added that the thermal plants had sufficient stock of coal which was enough to generate power for the next fortnight. He said that at present the plants consumed coal worth Rs. 4 crores per day for generating power.

The Managing Director of HVPN, P.K.Das, revealed that the construction work of 65 new sub-stations and augmentation of 58 sub-stations was going on speedily.

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