Odisha

Ensure Uninterrupted Power Supply: Odisha Guv

Bhubaneswar, Apr 25: In view of mercury rise and the intense heatwave conditions prevailing across Odisha, this Summer, the State Government has directed the power discoms for uninterrupted power supply in all urban and rural areas.

Chief Secretary, Suresh Chandra Mohapatra on Monday, while chairing a high-level meeting at Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar, has directed the power discoms to ensure uninterrupted power supply to both domestic and commercial institutions during this summer.

The direction of the state Gov. has came keeping in mind of the severe heatwave condition and upcoming examinations.

In another tweet, the Department stated that Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd will be asked to supply adequate coal to the IPPs and improve the quality of coal supplied to the Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) Limited.

The top official in the state’s administration directed discoms not to do any load regulation during day time. He asked the Odisha Hydro Power Corporation to ramp up power generation to meet the deficit during the day time.

The heatwave condition continues to grip entire Odisha with mercury hovering over 40 degree Celsius in many places including Bhubaneswar in past three days.

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