'Bijli Samitis' to address power woes in Haryana

To ensure redress of complaints regarding electricity woes, 'Bijli Samitis' comprising members of local self government institutions would be constituted in the state, the government said today.
A meeting in this regard was held by Haryana Power Utilities here which was presided by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.
The 'Samitis' will have 10 members, including panch, sarpanch, zila parishad members and panchayat samitis, an official statement said.
They would meet once in every two months and address issues like inflated electricity bills, low voltage, defective meters, power theft, it said.
The Chief Minister was informed that power department has prepared a comprehensive plan to address power cuts in Gurgaon, the statement said, adding a smart grid concept is also being implemented in a phased manner in the region.

The state, at present, has an availability of 10,937 MW power capacity as against the peak demand of 9300 MW, it said.