UP: Top officers sent to districts to monitor power system

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 18 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. (UPPCL) on Sunday decided to send a team of 27 officers from Lucknow to different districts to improve the state's electricity system. These officers will act as nodal officers in the districts and will regularly monitor the power system, said the state officials.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had recently given instructions to repair the electrical system due to the scorching heat. Expressing displeasure over the undeclared power cuts, he had asked to fix feeder-wise responsibility.
In this sequence, UPPCL President M Devraj has given the responsibility of improving the electricity system of the districts to the officers posted in Shakti Bhawan.
Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Chairman M Devraj decided to send senior officers of the corporation to monitor the action being taken in the districts for further improvement in the power system of the state and to ensure quality power supply to the consumers as per the intention of the Chief Minister, said officials.
These officers include Managing Directors and Director level officers. UPPCL has made all of them the nodal officers of different districts of the state.
As per the instructions issued by the Chairman, 27 officers visited their allotted districts from June 19 to June 21 to check 5 points (power supply, condition of damaged power and distribution transformers, availability of distribution transformers in workshops, availability of materials in stores).
After analyzing and monitoring the status and disposal of complaints related to power supply, they will present their report to the corporate headquarters on June 22, said officials. (ANI)