Chief minister Raghubar Das’s zero power-cut dream by July 31 looks likely to come to nought.
Das during a review meeting on July 5 had asked Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam (JBVNL) to ensure regular power supply across the state by July 31, which looks unlikely, given the slow pace of underground cabling work.
A reliable JVBNL source said only 400km had been covered so far against the targeted 1,000km for laying 33KV wires underground. In the case of laying 11KV wires, the situation is more dismal. Again, only 400km had been covered while the target is 5,000KV.
“Underground cabling under R-APDRP (restructured accelerated power development and report programme) which is being done in 30
