The Hindu Business Line : Delhi warns BSES to improve power situation

NEW DELHI: Facing severe criticism for failing to improve the power situation in the national capital, Delhi Government on Tuesday again “warned'' discom BSES to improve the situation and asked it to file a plan of action by tomorrow.

“I have asked the BSES to file a plan of action for the next 15 days by tomorrow in writing,'' Ms Dikshit told reporters after a review meeting of the power situation attended by Congress and BSP MLAs besides CEOs of the private discoms and top governmen t officials.

Opposition BJP MLAs did not attend the meeting. Expressing her dissatisfaction over the functioning of BSES, she said the company was taking six to seven hour to repair the local faults which usually should take maximum half an hour.

“I have warned the BSES to improve the situation immediately. There is no complaint from areas where power is distributed by NDPL,'' she said. The CM also told power discoms to involve and coordinate with local MLAs in addressing the grievances of the pe ople.

She said distribution system may face some problem because of the upcoming monsoon and rainy season and the discoms should prepare themselves for the situation. – PTI

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