Ensure smooth power supply in Jamshedpur within 72 hours: Banna

JAMSHEDPUR: State health and disaster management minister Banna Gupta on Friday directed the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (Jamshedpur division) and the East Singhbhum district officials to ensure uninterrupted power supply in the non-Tata Steel administrated areas under the Jamshedpur (West) assembly constituency within the next three days.
On Friday, Gupta, who is also the Jamshedpur (West) MLA, held a high-level meeting with the power officials on the matter here at circuit house.During the meeting, which was also attended by DC Ravi Shankar Shukla, Gupta warned of action against them, if the power situation is not taken care of.
“The officials have been instructed to collect pending power bills from well-to-do business establishments and factory owners, instead of harassing the poor residents who are suffering from frequent and long power outages,” Gupta said after the meeting.
The power supply in different parts of Mango, MGM, Olidih, Baliguma, Transportnagar, Sonari and Kadma is erratic with residents complaining about power cuts for the last 10 days. “Erratic power supply in Kadma, Sonari, Mango and Azadnagar happened due to the damage of AB switch in the transformers,” Gupta said.
Around 225 transformers reported damage of AB switches in the Jamshedpur (West) assembly constituency. “Out of the total identified transformers, 80 have been replaced with new AB switches and the remaining will be replaced shortly,” Gupta said. “Officials have been directed to increase the capacity of the Baliguma power grid. Instructions have been given to identify a place for setting up a new power sub station in Baliguma in Mango,” he added.