Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Energy instructed senior officials to immediately remove the dangerous cable wires hanging from electricity poles across the state on a war footing. On Tuesday, he conducted a detailed review meeting with senior officials of the Energy Department at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Secretariat, considering the prevailing situation in the state.
He said that from a humanitarian perspective, several notices had already been issued to cable operators over the past year, and sufficient time was given, but since they did not respond, it has now become a threat to public safety. Expressing anger, the Deputy CM made it clear that there would be no further leniency and directed all officials and staff to focus on removing cable wires from electricity poles immediately.
He further ordered that strict action be taken against anyone setting up unauthorised electricity connections, and such connections should be removed right away. He emphasized that electricity connections should only be arranged with the help of Electricity Department staff, since connections made by untrained individuals without technical knowledge are endangering lives.
The Deputy CM also directed officials to speed up the underground electricity cable works in Hyderabad city. The meeting also discussed the Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted by the consultant regarding the underground electricity cable network.
Additionally, in view of abundant water availability through various lift irrigation schemes, the Deputy CM reviewed the power supply and consumption related to these projects.
The meeting was attended by Energy Department Principal Secretary Naveen Mittal, Transco CMD Krishna Bhaskar, Genco CMD Harish, SPDCL CMD Musharraf Farooqui, NPDCL CMD Varun Reddy, and others.
