Congress MP Suresh Kalmadi has finally conveyed his readiness to understand the chairmanship of the Pune District Electrification Coordination Committee (PDECC), which had become defunct after he refused to take up the post as the senior-most MP in the district. Kalmadi just sent a letter to the office of electrical inspector and the district collectorate expressing his willingness to accept the post. He wrote that he could not accept the post earlier as he was busy organizing the Common wealth Games (CWG) in New Delhi in October last year.
The PDECC, a district-level committee to monitor quality of power supply and consumer satisfaction, had become obsolete after Kalmadi declined the offer to chair the body and facilitate its meetings. RTI activist Vivek Velankar, who had accessed the records on the issue, told that a monthly review of the services provided by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited by the committee was necessary.“Citizens are not fulfilled with the services of the MSEDCL. Interruptions in power supply despite paying extra charge, power cut every Thursday in the name of maintenance and problems in distribution of electric bills are the most important issues,” he said.
The state government had passed an order in July 2005 to form district-level committees to monitor power supply and customer satisfaction as per section 166 (5) of the Electricity Act, 2003. As per the order, the senior-most MP from the district will be chosen as the chairman of the committee and all members of the legislative assembly in the district will be members of the committee. Officers of the state government and electricity company as well as consumer representatives will also be members of the committee.As per the state government order, such a committee was earlier formed in Pune district under the chairmanship of Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar. This committee held two meetings in October 2007 and November 2008.
The PDECC, a district-level committee to monitor quality of power supply and consumer satisfaction, had become obsolete after Kalmadi declined the offer to chair the body and facilitate its meetings. RTI activist Vivek Velankar, who had accessed the records on the issue, told that a monthly review of the services provided by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited by the committee was necessary.“Citizens are not fulfilled with the services of the MSEDCL. Interruptions in power supply despite paying extra charge, power cut every Thursday in the name of maintenance and problems in distribution of electric bills are the most important issues,” he said.
The state government had passed an order in July 2005 to form district-level committees to monitor power supply and customer satisfaction as per section 166 (5) of the Electricity Act, 2003. As per the order, the senior-most MP from the district will be chosen as the chairman of the committee and all members of the legislative assembly in the district will be members of the committee. Officers of the state government and electricity company as well as consumer representatives will also be members of the committee.As per the state government order, such a committee was earlier formed in Pune district under the chairmanship of Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar. This committee held two meetings in October 2007 and November 2008.
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