Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said that despite the government’s claims of “improved and adequate” power supply in Jammu and Kashmir, “routine load shedding” across the valley has crippled normal life which has “adversely affected” business, education and patient care.
In a statement, PDP General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura said that the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL ) despite having a huge tariff hike for consumers with routine revenue collections has totally failed to provide adequate supply to consumers.
He said that the business community too has raised concerns over the potential losses due to continued power cuts, which has adversely effected their business activities.
“Concerned department on one hand claims that it had reduced power thefts and increased revenue and improved infrastructure but on the other hand increased power curtailments which has affected not only business fraternity but students who are preparing for exams these days, while as patient care mostly those who are on ventilators too has been effected at large,”Lone said.
Hanjura said that it is totally insensitiveness on part of the government that most of the city areas of Srinagar even were kept in complete darkness during the Shab- e- Barat (night of salvation) which was observed across the Kashmir valley last night.
“We can imagine what the remote and rural areas would be facing due to unscheduled and long power cuts while as during Namaz times city areas like Bemina, Lal Chowk and Downtown areas too were reeling under complete darkness,” he alleged.
Loneurged the LG administration to ensure regular and adequate power supply during the upcoming holy month of Ramazan particularly at Sehri and Iftar times.
