I have just arrived in Nanded. The temperature is already touching 30 degrees celsius at about 10 AM. This is strange for normally in October, it is already one month into the winter season. But there is no sign of a cold weather welcoming this old boy from the town who has in more ways than one unable to severe ties with the town, however he might try. I do not know what exactly is going on here but it is very quiet what with assembly elections being over only four days ago.
Meanwhile, the electricity production in the state is set to be hit by the shortfall in the water. Irai dam, which provides water to the power generation plant at Chandrapur, is reportedly lying dry. The management has closed two big gensets in the plants under the garb of tube leakage which will result in the reduction of 1000 MW power generation.
Irai dam now has water which can last only three months. The water level in the dams stands at 202.25 meters.while the capacity of the dam is 19 Million Cubic Meters, it has about 15 MCM water in store. As per state policy, the first priority to provide water is drinking supply, then industries and then comes irrigation.
MahaGenco, responsible arm for the generation of electricity of power companies in Maharashtra, has requested to avail water from the Chargaon dam, which is 35 kms. from Chandrapur. It is expected that the request might be approved but still, it can only last for one month. Why it makes sense to write on this subject?
because as I come here, I found there was no electricity supply in the house. It is what people call load shedding. It is what I call the helplessness of the public. Living in Pune gives some advantages among which one is load shedding free life. You tend to take it as granted but its real worth is only understood when you come to a place like this.
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