Lassipora industrial estate hit by power curtailments
Unit holders demand intervention of authorities
Pulwama: Industrial units at Lassipora in Pulwama district have demanded uninterrupted power supply as they have been getting unscheduled power supply since last few weeks, the unit holders alleged Friday.
The State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) in Lassipora, the biggest industrial estate in south Kashmir, is battling with a power crisis giving tough time to industrialists, they added.
Industrialists said that their work relies on electricity but unscheduled power cuts hit them hard. Almost 350 unit holders are affected, they added.
They said that being an industrial estate, there should be 24×7 power supply but there are unscheduled cuts since last few weeks.
“Every year there are new challenges and this year power outage has started creating problems to around 350 unit holders in the area,” they added.
Farooq Ahmad, an industrialist said that unit holders were paying electricity dues properly and on time and yet PDD has resorted to power cuts.
“Government had promised it would supply uninterrupted electricity to industrial areas but the current unscheduled cuts have proved that their promises have proved hoax,” he said .
“We already suffered a lot in last few years due to clampdown, Covid-19 and other issues and now the electricity crisis is further compounding our problems,” said Mohammad Yousuf, another industrialist.
He added that Power Development Department does not have any authority to curtail electricity in industrial estates and still power cuts are prevalent in the estate.
Despite bringing the issue into the notice of concerned authorities several times nothing is being done on the ground, they said.
They requested concerned authorities to look into the matter and make immediate arrangements so that scheduled power supply will be available and unit holders won’t face losses again this year.
