The meeting reviewed power sector preparedness ahead of winter, including electricity demand and supply, availability of transformers, transformer oil, DG sets and high-speed diesel (HSD) in Gurez, besides the progress of branch cutting.
Officials informed the meeting that all districts had adequate stocks of transformers and 80 per cent of branch-cutting work had been completed.
Garg directed the Chief Engineer of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) to complete the remaining branch-cutting work at the earliest and augment the capacity of workshops wherever required.
He also stressed strict adherence to scheduled power curtailment timings and directed officials to ensure prompt repair of damaged transformers.
The Divisional Commissioner reviewed arrangements for snow clearance and directed the Mechanical Engineering Department (MED), Roads and Buildings (R&B), PMGSY, urban local bodies, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to ensure timely clearance of snow from highways, major roads, streets and inner lanes.
He stressed the need for clearly demarcated jurisdictional responsibilities to avoid duplication and confusion, besides optimal utilisation of available machinery and manpower.
The concerned agencies were also directed to complete all pending stage contracts to strengthen the snow clearance mechanism.
The chief engineers and officers informed the meeting that adequate arrangements were in place to ensure prompt snow clearance immediately after snowfall.
