Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal issued a stern directive to the Power Department to avert recurrence of incidents of electrocuted deaths during the ensuing Monsoon season in the state.
In a meeting with the officials of the Power Department, Chief Minister Sonowal asked the Power Department to put in place necessary precautionary measures to avoid deaths by electrocution in the forthcoming monsoon season in the State.
Principal Secretary of Power Jishnu Baruah has been asked to replace bamboo electric poles with the concrete ones before the onset of monsoon. The department has also been asked to generate awareness among the public to stay away from the risk areas. He also asked the senior officers of the department to undertake extensive tours to all the areas of the state particularly in rural areas to oversee important electric installations and help the department to forge cordial relationship with the local people and use them as a deterrent against electrocuted incidents.