Back-to-back
failure of grids plunged the nation into darkness. A total of 21 states
and its 60 million people were affected. Life in metros came to a
grinding halt. People in small towns, for whom outages have become a way
of life, were also surprised, and perhaps pleased, to see power cuts
make a comeback on TV news. World media termed it as the biggest power
failure in a decade.
The
reaction from the government was abrupt. Outgoing power minister
Shushilkumar Shinde(he got a promotion the same day) was abrupt in his
reaction. Other than blaming the states for overdrawing power which led
to the grid failure, he said nothing. He did not find it necessary to
elaborate on the causes and solution. Neither an assurance that efforts
will be made to avoid repeat of power failures on such massive scale was
put forth. The power ministry was given as an additional charge to
corporate affairs minister Veerappa Moily who during an interview on his
first day said the power situation in the country was unrelenting.
Embarrassingly, there was a power cut during the interview.
Do you feel power sector is not on priority list of the govt?
The
reaction from the government was abrupt. Outgoing power minister
Shushilkumar Shinde(he got a promotion the same day) was abrupt in his
reaction. Other than blaming the states for overdrawing power which led
to the grid failure, he said nothing. He did not find it necessary to
elaborate on the causes and solution. Neither an assurance that efforts
will be made to avoid repeat of power failures on such massive scale was
put forth. The power ministry was given as an additional charge to
corporate affairs minister Veerappa Moily who during an interview on his
first day said the power situation in the country was unrelenting.
Embarrassingly, there was a power cut during the interview.Do you feel power sector is not on priority list of the govt?
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