(ET)
A day after thunderstorm and rain hampered the power supply, essentially in the west UP region, UP power minister Shrikant Sharma on Monday sought swift maintenance of energy infrastructure to ensure smooth supply to consumers, Presiding over a video conference with MLAs and MPs from Agra and Aligarh division, Sharma said that the power supply to areas affected by the rains and thunderstorm be restored.
He asked engineers to ensure 10 hours of uninterrupted power supply to the agricultural feeders between 7 am and 5 pm. Sharma said that managing directors of various distribution companies would be held directly responsible for any prolonged outages. The minister also asked UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) chairman Arvind Kumar to take stock of the adequate availability of power equipment, including transformers, wires and poles. He directed adequate availability of trolley transformers to help in restoration of supply, especially in summers when the demand for power increases.
