TIWN
AGARTALA, May 6 (TIWN): When the entire state is hit with frequent power crisis, TSECL MD Shyamal Roy claims that Tripura is now a shedding free state and the power plants in Tripura are supporting well. TSECL MD Shyamal Roy’s words and the ground reality go different. Blackouts are a frequent occurrence in many interior part of the state because of a shortage of power and an antiquated electricity grid. At the same time, many of the people living in villages of the interior part of the state have no access to the electricity grid at all. Hot summer and a deficient monsoon season has increased the demand for power as farmers irrigate fields in rural areas and residents run their fan far longer than usual. Power disruption for several hours a day has become a routine across much of the country.Talking to TIWN correspondent, TSECL MD Shyamal Roy said that Tripura is now load shedding Free State and the state is now not buying power from outside as the power plants in Tripura are supporting well.
The common people alleged that the power requirements have failed to keep pace with the demands of an expanding economy and a growing population of the village.
When questioned about power disruption in many areas over past few days due to the storm he said that that was due to the nature’s catastrophe and with time power is resuming back in those areas. He also said that Tripura is not facing load shedding these days and there is no need of buying from outside the state as the power plants including Monarchak and Palatana is supporting the power generation well.
However, when questioned about the underground cable laying project he said that the project is stopped at this moment and will resume after some time. The central government has sanctioned Rs 165 crore for Tripura to lay underground electricity cable. Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited (TSECL) has taken the work to lay a wide underground network of high and low tension wires through towns with this fund but the work is stopped at this moment.
Once again load-shedding began in Tripura with the onset of summer season. Tripura is suffering frequently from power cuts as increasing demand of power supply in state. However, the rural areas and other subdivisions except the capital city are badly suffering due to the power crisis.
Although, during the winter season the load-shedding problem was little less but as soon as the weather is warming up, demand of power is increasing.
Since the winter season, Govt assured people that no more load-shedding in state, but till date no solution has come out.
In reality, Tripura is reeling under heavy load-shedding especially in rural areas since many years.
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