The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has expressed serious concern over the precarious power situation and said the electricity woes continue unabated in Kashmir valley.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the CPI-M General Secretary, Ghulam Nabi Malik, in a statement in Srinagar said during summers, due to power woes people in Jammu suffer and in winters, people in Kashmir valley have to bear the brunt of power crisis.
He said no power schedule is being followed on ground and even metered areas are facing long and unscheduled power cuts. People, he added, living in rural and far-flung areas are without electricity and are compelled to arrange for alternative sources of illumination since they are facing the worst power crisis..
Referring to the installation of Smart Meters, he said the consumers are aggrieved and cannot afford inflated bills generated by these Smart Meters.—KMS
