File photo of Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today asked power department officials to purchase electricity from the national grid to meet the existing daily shortfall of 200-300 MW in the state.
During a meeting to review the utilisation of plan funds, Mr Gogoi asked the officials to procure power from the national grid to meet the current shortfall of 200-300 MW daily.
"Measures, both short and long terms, have to be taken up to reduce the shortfall of power," he said.
It was decided that a dedicated security force would be deployed at the National Thermal Power Corporation or NTPC power project at Salakati so that people could work round-the-clock and complete the delayed project by 2015, an official release said.
In this context, the Chief Minister asked his Principal Secretary MGVK Bhanu to personally visit the site and take stock of the situation.
Mr Gogoi also emphasised that coal linkages to power projects in the state should be taken up with the Centre with renewed vigour at all levels.
In the meeting, Mr Gogoi asked officials to improve the utilisation of the plan funds and to submit the utilisation certificates for timely release of funds from the ministries of government of India.
"The plan utilisation has to improve by all means and there should be no excuse for not utilising it. If any problem arises, we have to sit together and sort it out," he added.