Kumaon Commissioner Orders UPCL to Publish Exact Areas Hit by Power Cuts
Kumaon commissioner Deepak Rawat has directed UPCL to name all affected areas, not just feeders, when publishing power outage notices in Haldwani and Rudrapur.
Current Summary
According to a September 30 Pioneer Edge report, Kumaon commissioner and secretary to the chief minister Deepak Rawat directed Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) to list and publish in newspapers the specific areas that will be affected by planned power outages. Rawat issued strict instructions to UPCL's chief engineers in Haldwani and Rudrapur after taking note of residents suffering unannounced outages for hours. He said the department currently publishes notices naming only the affected feeder, without disclosing which areas are connected to it, leaving consumers unaware of when their specific locality will lose power. Rawat directed that future outage notices for any feeder must include the names of all areas connected to it, so consumers get advance information and can prepare accordingly.
What We Know
- Kumaon commissioner Deepak Rawat directed UPCL's chief engineers in Haldwani and Rudrapur to list affected areas for planned power outages.
- UPCL has been publishing feeder names in outage notices without naming the specific areas connected to each feeder.
- Rawat ordered that future notices must name all areas tied to an affected feeder so residents get advance warning.
What Is Still Unclear
- When the new disclosure requirement will take effect.
- Whether the directive will be extended to other districts beyond Haldwani and Rudrapur.
What Changed
- 1 Oct, 03:31 amSignal detected: Kumaon Commissioner Orders UPCL to Publish Exact Areas Hit by Power Cuts