Telangana power employees urge govt not to transfer management to KRMB

Hyderabad: Telangana State Electricity Assistant Engineers’ Association has urged the State government not to issue orders to transfer hydel power generation stations, its offices and staff to Krishna River Management Board (KRMB). As per gazette notification issued by the Central government a few months ago, the KRMB will take control of administration, operation, maintenance and […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State Electricity Assistant Engineers’ Association has urged the State government not to issue orders to transfer hydel power generation stations, its offices and staff to Krishna River Management Board (KRMB).

As per gazette notification issued by the Central government a few months ago, the KRMB will take control of administration, operation, maintenance and regulation over the head works of barrages, dams, reservoirs, regulating structures and part of canal network of the projects or components and transmission lines of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

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In a memorandum submitted to Special Chief Secretary, Energy Department, Association General Secretary M Anil Kumar appealed to the Ministry of Jal Shakti to make amendments to the notification to transfer all hydel power generation stations so that the State government would be entrusted to perform functions as per provisions of the AP State Reorganization Act (APRA)-2014.

Kumar said the notification’s intention was to implement water allocation between Telangana and AP. To manage water usage at all outlets, proper water measuring mechanism was required.

All the hydel power generation stations were equipped with the water measuring mechanism. “To manage water usage, there is no necessity for KRMB to involve in administration, operation, maintenance of hydel power stations,” he said.

With permanent absorption of sanction posts from Telangana and AP, service matter issues such as seniority, promotions, transfers and wages would crop up. Telangana will lose local employment opportunities as the subsequent recruitments will be handled by the Central government.

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