SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 24: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting of the Power Development Department (PDD) to assess progress on the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) tailored to achieve a reduction in distribution losses. Besides the Principal Secretary PDD, the meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary, Finance; MD JPDCL/KPDCL; Chief Engineers, representatives from PESL, NTPC, and other concerned officers of the department.
The Chief Secretary, while speaking in the meeting, asked the department to make strenuous efforts towards achieving time-bound progress on implementation of this ambitious scheme. He termed it significant for a substantial reduction in Actual Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses across the UT.
Dulloo asked the department to devise a proper monitoring mechanism to ensure the timely execution of work with desired outcomes. He enjoined the DISCOMS of both divisions to ensure the set targets were achieved within the fixed deadline.
The Chief Secretary enquired about the status of smart metering and other loss reduction works accomplished in different districts of the UT by different executing agencies. He also asked about the physical progress registered in each package of work awarded to PIA.
In the presentation, the Principal Secretary of Power, H. Rajesh Prasad, gave a detailed description of the RDSS works being executed across different districts of the UT.
Regarding its objectives, he informed that the scheme aims at improving the quality, reliability, and affordability of power supply to customers through an efficient distribution system.
The meeting was further apprised that the implementation of these works had resulted in a sharp decline in the gap between Average Cost of Power (ACP) and Average Revenue Realised (ARR).
As far as other LR works are concerned, it was added that the scope includes LT cable replacement work, HVDS, HT Line cabling, HT Line (Conductor), Feeder segregation, etc. It was also revealed that different project implementing agencies including PESL, NTPC, and RECPDCL have been assigned specific works for completion in a time-bound manner.
