PNS | DEHRADUN
The vice president of Uttarakhand Congress Suryakant Dhasmana has said that the decision of the State government to install smart meters is a step in the direction of handing over the electricity generation and distribution system to Gautam Adani. He said that the Congress will oppose the installation of smart meters and soon it will launch a Statewide agitation on the issue.
He said that the manner in which the senior leaders and spokespersons of BJP are listing out the benefits of smart meters reminds one of the similar efforts to highlight the benefits of smart city Dehradun five years ago. Dhasmana said that the people of Dehradun were shocked and felt cheated when the then District Magistrate of Dehradun abruptly declared the culmination of Dehradun smart city project after spending thousands of crores of rupees on it. He said that despite spending crores of rupees Dehradun city still lacks a proper drainage system. The city continues to suffer from drinking water shortage and no new source of water for the city has been added. The garbage collection in Dehradun is completely dependent on the contractors and the roads of Dehradun are pathetic.
Dhasmana said that the installation of smart meters will give no benefit to the consumers and their installation will pave the way for the entry of Adani in the power generation and its distribution in the State.
