Odisha govt seeks deadline for restoring power supply
18 Nov 2013 11:33 PM GMT
Apparently dissatisfied with Southco managing director’s reply to a notice issued earlier, Ganjam district collector Krishan Kumar on Saturday sent another letter to the company, official sources said.
‘You have not indicated any deadline or time frame under which you will provide electricity to the citizens and other public utilities. Therefore, you are directed to file a detailed showcause reply,’ the letter read. The Southco MD was not immediately available for comment.
The collector had on Thursday issued a showcause notice to Southco MD PK Choudhury, asking why he and some of the senior officers of the company should not be booked under the provisions of Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1988, as the company had failed to restore power in the district even a month after the cyclone.
‘It has happened only because of dereliction of duty and further not having control over your organisation and not mobilising adequate manpower,’ the collector had said.
‘You have not indicated any deadline or time frame under which you will provide electricity to the citizens and other public utilities. Therefore, you are directed to file a detailed showcause reply,’ the letter read. The Southco MD was not immediately available for comment.
The collector had on Thursday issued a showcause notice to Southco MD PK Choudhury, asking why he and some of the senior officers of the company should not be booked under the provisions of Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1988, as the company had failed to restore power in the district even a month after the cyclone.
‘It has happened only because of dereliction of duty and further not having control over your organisation and not mobilising adequate manpower,’ the collector had said.
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