Ensure adequate Power and Water supply during Ramzan: CM

New Delhi, Sep 11 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today instructed Discoms, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and MCD to ensure adequate supply of power and water and proper arrangement of sanitation and cleanliness during the holy month of Ramzan which starts from Thursday.

Chairing a meeting to take stock of preparations during Ramzan, the Chief Minister instructed all concerned departments to take immediate and appropriate action to ensure basic amenities such as power, water and sanitation in minority dominated localities.

At the meeting, attended by Power Minister A K Walia, Development Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan, Transport Minister Haroon Yusuf, Dy.

Speaker of the Delhi Legislative Assembly Shoaib Iqbal, DJB CEO and senior officers from Discoms and MCD, Ms Dikshit exhorted Discoms to maintain uninterrupted supply of power and avoid any power shedding taking shield of theft-prone area.

Similar instructions were also given to the DJB and it was directed to maintain supply of water especially in wee hours.

Ms Dikshit said she would personally visit the Muslim dominated localities to assess actual position of basic amenities during this month. The MCD has also been asked to concentrate on sanitation and cleanliness by deploying sufficient number of workforce.

UNI