But, hospitals subjected to rostering
THIS POWER play defies logic. The BRD Medical College and the district hospital face power cuts every day, thanks to rostering. But, closed fertiliser units get uninterrupted supply. Truly, this rostering rule is blind.
In all, there are four hours of unscheduled rostering at night and six-seven hours of scheduled power cuts during the day.
Students, who are weeks away from their annual or board examinations, are reduced to wondering how best to brave the odds. BRD Medical College principal Dr RD Mukhija said unscheduled power rostering was posing problems and advised power corporation officials to publish a schedule of power cuts.
A combing operation launched by Power Corporation officials has rubbed salt into power consumers’ wounds, raising fears of law and order problems.
Local Power Corporation officials plead helplessness, saying rostering is being enforced on the directive of the Power Control system in Lucknow.
Corporation general manager BJ Singh’s claim that rural areas were getting 14-hour power rung hollow.
He confirmed that power was being switched off for four hours at night and six-seven hours during the day.
{{/usCountry}}He confirmed that power was being switched off for four hours at night and six-seven hours during the day.
{{/usCountry}}Already, the mercury has shot past the 30-degree Celsius mark. February 18 was the hottest day in the last one week, with maximum temperature recorded at 31.5 degree Celsius. On February 19, it was 30.8 degree Celsius, on February 21 27.9 degree Celsius and on February 22 29.6 degree Celsius.
The heat has unleashed the mosquito menace, besides posing a host of other problems.
But, Power Corporation officials are only focusing on recovery from defaulters.