No power cut in state, says Aryadan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There will be no power cut in the state but only load shedding, said Electricity Minister Aryadan Muhammed in the assembly. He said this is the biggest crisis faced after the commissioning of the Idukki Project.

Aryadan said this in reply to the adjournment motion brought by the opposition on power crisis. An amount of Rs 700 crores was spent to purchase power from outside. Following minister’s reply, the speaker denied permission for the motion. The opposition boycotted the proceedings in protest against it.

A K Balan from the CPM sought permission for the adjournment motion. Balan, former power minister, said that administrative inefficiency was the root cause for the power crisis in the state. The government failed to take steps to reduce the consumption of power. Cutting short centre’s share of power was not disclosed to anybody, alleged Balan.