Itanagar: Taking serious note on repeated power failure in various districts including the capital complex, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today convened a high-level meeting with the Power department to address the issue.
“We need to chalk out a comprehensive mechanism to meet up the power crisis in the state and in this direction we must constitute Circle Level Committees, District Level Committees and State Level Committees for effective power supply,” Tuki asserted.
He further advised to create immediate response team at all levels in order to promptly act on the reported power problems, official sources informed.
Periodical convening of meetings at all levels should be made mandatory on the situation of power in their respective areas, Tuki said.
The chief minister also desired to have alternate provisions in the form of renewable energy like solar energy to cope the requirement in case of power failure. He directed the secretary Power to work out the modality.
Parliamentary Secretary Power (Electrical) Gojen Gadi said that the department is doing all out effort to address the power failure issue and has personally directed all the engineers to be alert 24×7.
The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Hari Krishna, Power Secretary, Planning Secretary, Chief Engineer and various other department officers, sources added. (PTI)