Doda: In the scorching heat, the Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited (JPDCL) today took people of rural areas of Doda for a ride when without any information the power supply to Bharath, Dashnan, Bhabore and Ghat feeders were cut for eight and a half hours.
The shutdown of electricity started at 6 am which continued till 2.30 pm was taken without any prior information to either people living in these areas or to District Information Officer (DIO) Doda circulating in the media.
The executive engineer of Sub Transmission Division (STD) Doda had written to Superintending Engineer (SE) of O&M Circle of Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited (JPDCL) Kishtwar for shutdown of 11 KV of four feeders of rural Doda for June 22 and had got the approval on June 19, 2024.
But neither the communication was made public nor was any information given to people through any mass media which would have informed the public about the shutdown.
“Earlier, this was not the case and somehow people were being informed through one or the other medium but this time there was no communication and the shutdown was taken in a hurry,” said an official of PDD.
As per the communication of SE JPDCL Kishtwar the approval of shutdown was only from 6 am to 11 am but the electricity supply was restored at 2.30 pm.
When contacted a junior engineer of STD wing Doda, who was looking after the repair work, said that they had taken the approval for shutdown but is not aware whether the communication was made public or not.
Even the DIO Doda said that he had no information of any such activity of STD wing Doda. “We usually get such communication from the department but this time I didn’t receive anything,” he said
