R has a different view point
Mr Rao,
In the spirit of contesting everything which is not right, I would like to state that this year the entire state of Maharashtra is reeling under sever power shortage, and Mumbai, the seat of state govt, is also severely impacted. Gone are those days when Mumbai used to receive uninterrupted power supply.
It is easy for all of us to crib about a situation whereby 80% of the time we receive good power supply in Bangalore, w/o realizing that rest of the state is in much worse condition, simply because Bangalore happens to be the seat of state govt.
IMHO, it is not the question of BESCOM or private players (Delhi is a good case in point), rather it is the patronizing attitude of us or our elected representatives which is at fault. And, that's what we need to fix.
Thanks, R
My response
Dear R
The current problem in Mumbai is on account of interference by politicians, who are forcing Reliance and Tata's to pump part of their generation into the MSEB grid to supply neighbouring districts (not under the supply jurisdiction of Reliance or Tata's), lest they get beaten up by the people there who are envious of the much better quality of power that their neighbours in Mumbai enjoy.
The irony, on top of it all, is that the MSEB pays for it in its own sweet time, if at all.
Left to them, Reliance, TATA's, and the like will solve not only Mumbai's problem, but even those of the outlying districts. The business plans will be different, that's all. But, businees, it has to be! Not, plunder by a privileged few in the name of Socialism.
Besides, there already exist excellent models for sustainable rural power distribution in our own Karnataka itself, one of them being The Hukeri Co-op Society. They run it business-like, unlike the government agencies, and everyone including the many farmer members are better off for it all. Essentially, goverments have to get out of running businesses, and leave them to businessmen. And, businessmen have evolved, and today are far more sensitive to the various issues involved than you can ever hope the government Babu to be.
If Delhi had continued with DESU, the city would have been dead by now. In the face of all the sabotage activities by the unionists, Reliance and Tata's are steadily coming to grips with the situation, and in another few years' time, the city will enjoy far better quality power, on par with the others where the private suppliers have been in business from long.
For more, read http://karnataka-power-muddle.blogspot.com/
In the spirit of contesting everything which is not right, I would like to state that this year the entire state of Maharashtra is reeling under sever power shortage, and Mumbai, the seat of state govt, is also severely impacted. Gone are those days when Mumbai used to receive uninterrupted power supply.
It is easy for all of us to crib about a situation whereby 80% of the time we receive good power supply in Bangalore, w/o realizing that rest of the state is in much worse condition, simply because Bangalore happens to be the seat of state govt.
IMHO, it is not the question of BESCOM or private players (Delhi is a good case in point), rather it is the patronizing attitude of us or our elected representatives which is at fault. And, that's what we need to fix.
Thanks, R
My response
Dear R
The current problem in Mumbai is on account of interference by politicians, who are forcing Reliance and Tata's to pump part of their generation into the MSEB grid to supply neighbouring districts (not under the supply jurisdiction of Reliance or Tata's), lest they get beaten up by the people there who are envious of the much better quality of power that their neighbours in Mumbai enjoy.
The irony, on top of it all, is that the MSEB pays for it in its own sweet time, if at all.
Left to them, Reliance, TATA's, and the like will solve not only Mumbai's problem, but even those of the outlying districts. The business plans will be different, that's all. But, businees, it has to be! Not, plunder by a privileged few in the name of Socialism.
Besides, there already exist excellent models for sustainable rural power distribution in our own Karnataka itself, one of them being The Hukeri Co-op Society. They run it business-like, unlike the government agencies, and everyone including the many farmer members are better off for it all. Essentially, goverments have to get out of running businesses, and leave them to businessmen. And, businessmen have evolved, and today are far more sensitive to the various issues involved than you can ever hope the government Babu to be.
If Delhi had continued with DESU, the city would have been dead by now. In the face of all the sabotage activities by the unionists, Reliance and Tata's are steadily coming to grips with the situation, and in another few years' time, the city will enjoy far better quality power, on par with the others where the private suppliers have been in business from long.
For more, read http://karnataka-power-muddle.blogspot.com/
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