New Delhi- The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Thursday held a meeting with the Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy and requested higher power allocation to the Union Territory.
In the meeting held here, Power Secretary, Alok Kumar and other senior officials of the Ministry of Power and New & Renewable Energy were also present, an official spokesperson said Thursday.
He said various measures required to ensure uninterrupted power supply and improve power infrastructure in the Union Territory of J&K were discussed.
The LG, he said, urged higher power allocation to J&K, to which the Union Minister of Power assured to examine this request and take early action.
The spokesperson said that the LG also shared the efforts of the UT Government toward building up transmission and distribution infrastructure and steps taken to reduce the AT&C losses and improving the quality and reliability of power supply to the people.
“Union Minister of Power assured that the ministry will extend all possible assistance to ensure adequate availability of resources,” he added.
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