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Power position in rural areas especially district Kishtwar & Doda continues
to be grim and far from satisfactory
Centre should assess the situation in Erstwhile Doda, Valley before taking decision in cutting kerosene quota
Jammu, 12 January: - Senior Congress Leader and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori on Monday criticized the state Power department for hike in BPL power tariff from Rs 108 to Rs 360 and demanded immediate reversal of the "unjustified" decision.
"The unjustified decision should be rescinded immediately as otherwise the same is bound to add to the sufferings of people in the state especially people living in rural areas including Chingam, Chatroo, Mugalmaidan, Thakrie, Sarthal, Saroor, Kontwara, Thathri, Phigsoo, Bhalessa, Khara, Jakyas, Bunjwah," Saroori said in a statement here.
The hike from Rs 108 to Rs 360 in power tariff is directly hitting lakhs of BPL consumers in the state who have witnessed an unprecedented and an arbitrary hike in power tariff by the power department, he claimed.
Saroori also termed it unfortunate alleging the consumers in non metered areas have experienced sky touching hikes in power tariff as well as metered areas.
He expressed strong reservations over the reports that the hike has been put at just two per cent as far as the government departments are concerned even after these departments being the major defaulters on power dues.
"Power position in rural areas especially district Kishtwar and Doda continues to be grim and far from satisfactory. The Power department has no rationale to hike tariffs without improving power supply position in the rural areas," Saroori said.
Saroori also said that the cut in the kerosene quota to Jammu and Kashmir was irrational and ill timed. He calls upon the authorities concerned to assess the harshness of the winter in Erstwhile Doda district, Pir Panjal, Kashmir Valley before taking decision on the kerosene quota cut.
“The authorities should appreciate that in absence of regular electricity and sufficient LPG supply the kerosene as source of light and heat is the only support that helps the people living through the vagaries of winter weather,” Saroori said.
Dismayed over the decision, Saroori said the authorities at the centre who instead of providing the full quota to J&K and also relief packages for rehabilitation and survival of Kashmir flood-hit people have chosen to cause trouble by quota cut of the essential commodities like kerosene.
Saroori said that the hike in power tariff has already put pressure on the poor especially BPL consumers and cutting the kerosene quota to J&K is amounting to breaking their backbone. He demanded immediate reversal of the "unjustified" decision of power hike and also cut in kerosene quota.
Centre should assess the situation in Erstwhile Doda, Valley before taking decision in cutting kerosene quota
Jammu, 12 January: - Senior Congress Leader and MLA Inderwal, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori on Monday criticized the state Power department for hike in BPL power tariff from Rs 108 to Rs 360 and demanded immediate reversal of the "unjustified" decision.
"The unjustified decision should be rescinded immediately as otherwise the same is bound to add to the sufferings of people in the state especially people living in rural areas including Chingam, Chatroo, Mugalmaidan, Thakrie, Sarthal, Saroor, Kontwara, Thathri, Phigsoo, Bhalessa, Khara, Jakyas, Bunjwah," Saroori said in a statement here.
The hike from Rs 108 to Rs 360 in power tariff is directly hitting lakhs of BPL consumers in the state who have witnessed an unprecedented and an arbitrary hike in power tariff by the power department, he claimed.
Saroori also termed it unfortunate alleging the consumers in non metered areas have experienced sky touching hikes in power tariff as well as metered areas.
He expressed strong reservations over the reports that the hike has been put at just two per cent as far as the government departments are concerned even after these departments being the major defaulters on power dues.
"Power position in rural areas especially district Kishtwar and Doda continues to be grim and far from satisfactory. The Power department has no rationale to hike tariffs without improving power supply position in the rural areas," Saroori said.
Saroori also said that the cut in the kerosene quota to Jammu and Kashmir was irrational and ill timed. He calls upon the authorities concerned to assess the harshness of the winter in Erstwhile Doda district, Pir Panjal, Kashmir Valley before taking decision on the kerosene quota cut.
“The authorities should appreciate that in absence of regular electricity and sufficient LPG supply the kerosene as source of light and heat is the only support that helps the people living through the vagaries of winter weather,” Saroori said.
Dismayed over the decision, Saroori said the authorities at the centre who instead of providing the full quota to J&K and also relief packages for rehabilitation and survival of Kashmir flood-hit people have chosen to cause trouble by quota cut of the essential commodities like kerosene.
Saroori said that the hike in power tariff has already put pressure on the poor especially BPL consumers and cutting the kerosene quota to J&K is amounting to breaking their backbone. He demanded immediate reversal of the "unjustified" decision of power hike and also cut in kerosene quota.
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