Tribune News Service
NEW DELHI, July 7 — The Centre has agreed to consider the demand for giving a power plant to Chandigarh to solve the problem of power shortage, according to Mr Satya Pal Jain, MP representing the city.
Mr Jain said today he had met the Union Power Minister, Mr P.R. Kumaramangalam, to discuss the issue of shortage of power in Chandigarh.
The Power Minister, he said, is expected to visit the city on Saturday to have further discussions on the issue with senior officials of the city administration.
Mr Jain informed the minister that in Chandigarh, the problem of power shortage was increasing each day and it was affecting industry, business and trade apart from causing problems to citizens.
He said that in the whole country perhaps Chandigarh is the only Union Territory that does not have a power plant of its own.
The city administration has to purchase power from the neighbouring states which is costly in addition to incurring substantial losses in transmission.
Mr Jain said that Mr Kumaramangalam was concerned about the power situation in Chandigarh and the government, he said would seriously consider the demand for setting up a power plant.
In another development, Mr Jain urged the Centre to immediately withdraw a circular issued by it in 1986 barring the issuance of certificates to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes except to those who were settled in the city on before November 1, 1966.
Raising the issue through special mention in the Lok Sabha yesterday, he said the circular was playing havoc with thousands of those who want the certificate for getting jobs or getting their children admitted to various schools.
He said thousands of SC/ST people had come and settled in Chandigarh from the neighbouring States of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh during the last 30 years and the city being a Union Territory a large number of employees are posted/transferred to Chandigarh.
He urged the Centre to issue directions to the Chandigarh administration to issue certificates to all eligible persons of SC/ST irrespective of the fact as to when and how they settled in Chandigarh.
NEW DELHI, July 7 — The Centre has agreed to consider the demand for giving a power plant to Chandigarh to solve the problem of power shortage, according to Mr Satya Pal Jain, MP representing the city.
Mr Jain said today he had met the Union Power Minister, Mr P.R. Kumaramangalam, to discuss the issue of shortage of power in Chandigarh.
The Power Minister, he said, is expected to visit the city on Saturday to have further discussions on the issue with senior officials of the city administration.
Mr Jain informed the minister that in Chandigarh, the problem of power shortage was increasing each day and it was affecting industry, business and trade apart from causing problems to citizens.
He said that in the whole country perhaps Chandigarh is the only Union Territory that does not have a power plant of its own.
The city administration has to purchase power from the neighbouring states which is costly in addition to incurring substantial losses in transmission.
Mr Jain said that Mr Kumaramangalam was concerned about the power situation in Chandigarh and the government, he said would seriously consider the demand for setting up a power plant.
In another development, Mr Jain urged the Centre to immediately withdraw a circular issued by it in 1986 barring the issuance of certificates to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes except to those who were settled in the city on before November 1, 1966.
Raising the issue through special mention in the Lok Sabha yesterday, he said the circular was playing havoc with thousands of those who want the certificate for getting jobs or getting their children admitted to various schools.
He said thousands of SC/ST people had come and settled in Chandigarh from the neighbouring States of Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh during the last 30 years and the city being a Union Territory a large number of employees are posted/transferred to Chandigarh.
He urged the Centre to issue directions to the Chandigarh administration to issue certificates to all eligible persons of SC/ST irrespective of the fact as to when and how they settled in Chandigarh.
