Members of 16 associations in Othakadai near Madurai downed their shutters and staged a one-day protest fast on Friday demanding equitable power supply to all parts of the State.
The protestors have also decided to form a committee comprising office bearers of associations various and submit a petition to officials of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) and the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission at Chennai next week.
A.M. Leyahat Ali, Secretary, Othakadai Anaithu Vyparigal Nalasangam, said that while they recognised the gravity of the power crisis in the State and were not demanding 24 hours. However, they wanted the Government to provide uninterrupted power from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The protestors also wanted the power authorities to provide continuous power during the night time to help the people have a peaceful sleep.
The protestors also demanded that the State Government cracked down on the big companies that owed huge sums in unpaid electricity bills. They also decried the reported practice of providing uninterrupted power to multinational companies even while subjecting the public to 12 to 16 hours of power cuts every day.
The associations also warned of escalating their protests if the State Government failed to heed to their demands.
Solar radiation available in India is much better than in Europe,
America or China as we are more near to the equator. Kerala State
Electricity Board (KSEB) should look in to the feasibility of making a
solar energy project in Kerala similar to the one under construction
in Dubai with a planned capacity of 1000 MW production at a cost of
$3270 million. Please compare this cost with thermal and hydro
projects cost also.
Dubai solar park will cover an area of 48 square km. The first solar
plant of the park will have a capacity of 10 MW and is planned to
commence operations by end of 2013.
Power loss by evaporation at 33 o C from Idamalayar dam catchment area
which is 649 square km in size is 0.3 millin unit per day. If we make
use of 48 square km from this area 1000MW power can be produced and
there are 3 advantages (1) Existing transmission line can be used (2)
We will not loose any agricultural land (3) Power loss by evaporation
can be reduced.//
This govt will not consider the common people concern. They will be very much concerned whether all the multinational companies,IT companies are getting power uninterruptedly. That's why they are given 24 hours current whereas Coimbatore is suffering from 20 Hours Power Cuts. This govt will not bother any protest and agitation of common people.
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