CORRESPONDENT
SILCHAR, May 27 – Loadshedding has become a regular phenomenon. It is not only hampering the daily life but also hurting the students appearing for examinations.
Sources said that power crisis has occurred due to insufficient rain in this period. As rains have become insufficient, the water in the river has naturally come down. Due to paucity of water, the electricity is not being generated to the full capacity.
Sources said that to meet the crisis, the Central Assam Electricity Distribution Company Limited is getting power from various areas. The company is getting power partly from Lakhowa, Namrup and Kathalguri. But Barak Valley’s main distribution plant, Karbi Lampi has become ineffective due to insufficient water level. The company is not even able to run even one machine in that plant.
Sources said that Silchar town, during peak time requires 85 to 90 mega watt power and in normal time the town needs 60 to 65 mega watt. But at present the company is getting 60 mega watt during peak time and getting 35 to 40 mega watts during normal time. The residents of Silchar town are presently facing 50% shortage of power.
Briefing newsmen, Sudhir Das Gupta, Deputy General Manager said that in this crisis the organisation needs cooperation from the consumers. He said that if they are not able to provide power, the loss is in theirs. As the organisation is running a business, it does not make sense to store power. He further urged the people not to get waked up and destroy the valuable property as it is the people’s property. As the rains come, the crisis will be automatically solved, he said. ASSAM TRIBUNE
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