Additional Deputy Commissioner reviewed the pre-preparations by meeting with the officials of the Electricity Board
Una, March 24- In view of the arrival of summer, Una district administration is engaged in taking concrete steps with full readiness for tight power supply. In this sequence, Additional Deputy Commissioner Mahendra Pal Gurjar reviewed the necessary preparations by meeting with the top officials of the Electricity Board on Monday. Superintending Engineer Balraj Sangar and Executive Engineer Yashwinder Singh along with other officers were present in the meeting.

Use electricity wisely, one unit saved is equal to one unit generated
Additional Deputy Commissioner directed the officials that all the necessary repair work should be completed on time to maintain smooth power supply, so that the general public does not face any kind of inconvenience. He also appealed to the citizens to use electricity in a restrained and wise manner and said that do not keep the electrical equipment on unnecessarily, because one unit of electricity saved is equal to one unit of electricity generated.
Superintending Engineer Balraj Sangar said that recently necessary repair works have been done in the district on Sunday and repair works will continue in some areas in the next one to two weeks. During this time, power supply may be temporarily affected, for which consumers have been appealed to cooperate.
Do not keep the temperature of AC below 25 degrees, this can save up to 50 percent in electricity bill
The Superintending Engineer suggested to the consumers that do not keep the temperature of air conditioner (AC) below 25 degrees. By adopting this measure, saving of about 50 percent in electricity bill is possible. He said that last year in summer, the average demand for electricity in the district was 180 to 190 MW per day at the time of maximum load, while this year it is estimated to increase further. In such a situation, all consumers have been appealed to use electricity responsibly, so that there is no additional pressure on the infrastructure of the electricity board.

Take advantage of PM Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme, subsidy up to 86,500, can make the bill zero
Balraj Sangar said that under the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme, a subsidy of up to Rs 86,500 is being given by the government on rooftop solar plants up to 3 kW. By taking advantage of this scheme, consumers can make the electricity bill zero. It is not only environmentally friendly, but also helpful in reducing the pressure on the infrastructure of the electricity board.
He said that people's interest in this scheme has increased in Una district. So far about 600 applications have been received, out of which solar plants have been installed in 232 houses and work is going on on the remaining. Interested consumers can apply on the online portal of Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme to avail the benefits of this scheme.