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UP Minister Orders Action Over Delayed Transformer Replacements
Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma has ordered action against officials after power interruptions and delayed transformer replacements in several districts. In Deoria’s Lar area, a burnt transformer had remained unreplaced…
The Story in Brief
Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister Arvind Kumar Sharma has ordered action against officials after power interruptions and delayed transformer replacements in several districts. In Deoria’s Lar area, a burnt transformer had remained unreplaced for 10 days, prompting an adverse entry against the Gorakhpur (II) chief engineer. In Ghazipur’s Gahmar area, a transformer had not been replaced for 12 days. The executive engineer’s absence from a review meeting led to instructions for suspension, while the superintending engineer received a warning.
Sharma also directed officials to speed up consumer complaint disposal across the Purvanchal region and remove electrical hazards along Kanwar Yatra routes. The review covered Deoria, Ghazipur, Shravasti, Bahraich and Fatehpur.
The Indian Opinion
Strict action is justified when households wait days without a replacement transformer, but announcements alone will not restore trust. The lazy narrative that every outage reflects official indifference is as unhelpful as treating disciplinary orders as proof that the problem is solved. The useful measure is simple: how quickly are complaints closed, and how many transformer replacements meet the promised timeline across the named districts?
Source: freepressjournal.in
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