Muzaffarpur, May 2: District magistrate of Muzaffarpur Santosh Kumar Mall has come up with a roster system of power distribution following a series of unruly protests over the dismal electricity scenario in the district.
Mall said the roster system of power supply has been implemented.
The system has been bifurcated into three categories to cater and fulfil the needs of the residents.
The intervention comes at a time when several towns have witnessed power protests in the past few days.
Sources said the administration believed if the problem was not addressed to, it could soon turn into a law and order problem.
Concerned over the public uproar, Mall summoned the top electricity officials including general manger of Tirhut area electricity board, Mohammad Giyasuddin, and all officers concerned and reviewed the idea of floating a roster system of power distribution equally to mitigate the anger.
In a meeting between Mall and Giyasuddin, a decision was taken to come up with a roster chart to gauge the power requirements of various places. The district receives between 20MW and 40MW of power. If the district got 40MW from the Central Load Dispatch, it would be able to provide power for a maximum of 13 hours to the people residing in the urban areas. In the villages, a power supply could be facilitated for seven hours. The district needs 75MW to ensure round-the-clock power supply.
Mall said the rotation system has been implemented in view of the recent outbursts. “Now all pockets of the township would get an equal share of power distribution. Efforts have been made to provide round-the-clock electricity to the medical feeder of the Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH). The hospital had been facing serious problems because of the lack of power supply. The functioning of the hospital received a severe jolt for want of electricity.”
Superintendent of SKMCH, Dr G.K. Thakur, has requested Mall to provide an uninterrupted power supply to the hospital for the sake of the patients. The functioning of operation theatre and other emergency work of the hospital was also affected for the lack of electricity supply, the superintendent said.
