Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik scraps Reliance contract

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J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik scraps Reliance contract

Srinagar, October 27, 2018 22:03 IST
Updated: October 27, 2018 22:03 IST

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Saturday scrapped a State government contract given to Reliance General Insurance Company (RGIC) and directed the Anti-Corruption Bureau to review the entire process in relation to the granting of contract.

“Taking a well-informed view on all aspects and the concerns about the process involved, the Government is of the opinion that in the interest of the government and for enhanced transparency, it would be judicious not to proceed further in the contract with the insurance firm,” said a spokesman for the State government. “A decision has been taken to foreclose the contract,” the spokesman added.

The J&K government had picked RGIC to provide a group health insurance policy to its employees and pensioners.

 

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Ministry of Power
05-November, 2018 19:05 IST
POWERGRID restores snowfall-hit transmission lines in J&K

Prompt action taken by POWERGRID has brought back the valley’s power to normalcy which was affected by the heavy snowfall in the late evening of 3rd November, 2018 and morning of 4th November, 2018. The 1600 MW normal load of power in J&K is being fulfilled in the state presently.

Heavy snowfall in areas of Jammu and Kashmir threw the normal life out of gear in the state as people suffered immensely due to power breakdown in the valley.

Both POWERGRID transmission lines namely 400 kV Double Circuit New Wanpoh-Kishenpur and 400 kV Double Circuit New Wanpoh-Wagoora tripped in the morning of 4th November, 2018. As soon as the fault was noticed, quick action was taken by POWERGRID immediately and all POWERGRID lines were restored within a span of about half an hour.

During the snowfall, three JK-PDD lines namely 132 kV Mir Bazar-Kulgam, 132 kV Mir Bazar-Lisser, 132 kV Lassipora-Shopian were also affected due to failure of towers. The local level restoration of transmission lines is being done by JK-PDD and POWERGRID jointly. POWERGRID is providing all required support along with expert manpower for quick restoration by deploying Emergency Restoration System (ERS). Power is now available in the valley and affected JK-PDD transmission lines are being restored proactively.

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