Will Akhilesh Yadav swing in action now as he gets feel of power crisis himself
As the CM was about to address media persons at annexe which houses the offices of the chief minster, chief secretary among others, an unscheduled power cut put them to great inconvenience.
With
only
some
bulbs
blinking
in
the
backdrop,
the
chief
minister
quipped,
"it
is
Diwali
effect." The
emergency
backup
of
the
annexe
also
went
haywire
and
the
electricity
supply
could
only
be
restored
after
about
10
minutes.
The
state
government
is
under
attack
from
the
opposition
parties
on
the
issue
of
erratic
power
supply.
Why this grim situation?
As per UP Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL), the state is facing a deficit of around 1500 MW power from the thermal plants run by Centre, in which UP enjoys a certain quota.
The 300 Megawatt (MW) Rosa and 210 MW Parichha have already been shut due to coal shortage while others are on the verge of running out of fuel.
The state is getting around 1500 MW power from plants run by the Central government but the coal shortage has resulted in paucity of around 600 MW power.
Besides, nearly half of the thermal power plants in the state have become old and are working under ailing conditions.
Most of these public sector power units have outlived their life of 25 years. The Harduaganj and Obra units are nearly 50 years old and are functioning only up to 65 per cent of their total capacity.
OneIndia News
(with inputs from PTI)