MEECL want an alternative route to reduce vehicles plying through the main dam

Shillong, Naitung 31: A meeting of the working group-1, of the Meghalaya State Planning Board,(MSPB) was today the Committee Room, Main Secretariat, Shillong, and was chaired by Shri. Salseng C Marak, MLA, Chairman, Meghalaya State Planning Board, to review the implementation, achievement of Plan Schemes during 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.

The officials from the MeECL (Generation, Transmission, and Distribution) gave a detailed presentation of their implementation and achievement of Plan Schemes.

The meeting lasted over two hours and centered around the over all power scenario in  the State, especially the serious crisis and shortfall of power in the State leading to couple of hours of load shedding during the lean period.

The MeCEL officials informed that they were already in the process of taping wind, solar energy and a few locations in Nongstoin and Jaintia Hills have been identified for wind energy. A detailed study was also likely to be undertaken.

The support from the State Government and supply of energy from other agencies such as NEEPCO and from the Central Grid has helped the state to overcome the power crises wherein the peak demand for power was at times over 600 MW, with over 3 Lakh consumers, while installed generation was 186.70 MW.

They informed that presently Myntdu Leshka HEP (2 x 42 + 1 x 42) MW was providing adequate power as there was sufficient rainfall.

The MeECL officials informed that they are in the process of initiating Boundary Metering which would help them accurately calculate the Transmission losses and stated that the present loss was 4 % which was comparable to the national average. Overall in the NE the transmission loss was 3.6%. To a query on action against power theft, the MeECL stated that they have taken a number of steps to prevent power theft and in a number of cases FIRs had been filed and appealed to the general public and local bodies to cooperate with the MeECL to prevent power theft.

In view of the challenges faced in the implementation of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), the Chairman resolved that a seperate meeting to review the challenges in the implementation of the RGGVY would be held shortly.

The Officials while expressing relief as to the diversion of trucks to ply through the NHAI bye-pass, however reiterated there concerns as to the slow increase of vehicles travelling over the main dam of the Umiam Lake, and requested for an alternative route so as to reduce the number of vehicles plying through the main dam given that it is presently 58 years old.

The MeECL expressed concern as to the level of water in the Umiam Lake, and stated that the lack of rainfall is a matter of concern as it was still 60 feet below expected level at this time of the year.

The MSPB Working Group -1 meeting resolved that an inspection of the progress of the Myntdu and Umtru HEP projects would be undertaken by MSPB, and another meeting would be held shortly to review the various issues with the MeECL and the Power Department to review the power policy in the State. The meeting was chaired by Shri. Salseng C  Marak, MLA, Chairman, MSPB in presence of Shri.John F Kharshiing, Co-Chairman, MSPB, Dr Manash Das Gupta, Dy Chairman, Dr (Smti.) Eureka Lyngdoh, Dy Chairman, MSPB, Shri. Grithalson Arengh, Dy Chairman, MSPB, and Shri. Abdul Hussain Sarkar, Dy Chairman, MSPB. (SP News)

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