Bhubaneswar: In order to help students appearing in board examinations, and prevailing severe heatwave conditions in the State, Odisha Chief Secretary Suresh Mohapatra on Monday directed authorities to ensure uninterrupted power supply.
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting chaired by Mohapatra today.
During the meeting at State Lokseba Bhawan here, Energy Department’s Principal Secretary Nikunjabihari Dhal outlined the issues for discussion. The chief secretary then reviewed the power situation and instructed the authorities to ensure power supply to all areas of the State both rural and urban.
Meanwhile, the Energy Department also took to Twitter and wrote:Â “The chief secretary has directed DISCOMs not do any load regulation during day time. OHPC has also been asked to ramp up generation to meet the deficit during day time.”
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@SecyChief directed DISCOMs not do any load regulation during day time. @ohpc_odisha was asked to ramp up generation to meet the deficit during day time.
— Energy Odisha (@EnergyOdisha) April 25, 2022
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