January 27 date of FFC

SHILLONG, JAN 18: The Fact Finding Committee (FFC) constituted by opposition said it would convene a consultative meeting with the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) tentatively by January 27 before submitting a report on the power scenario in the state.

“We would be meeting all the directors of the three entities – distribution, generation and transmission of the MeECL to discuss on the power scenario in the state of Meghalaya,” FFC chairman, Jemino Mawthoh, who is also the working president of the United Democratic Party (UDP), said on Sunday.

Mawthoh said earlier the FFC had proposed to hold the consultative meeting on January 20 but as it clash with the meeting of all political parties to be convened by the chief minister it had to be postponed to January 27.

The FFC was constituted by the opposition parties comprising of the UDP, HSPDP, KHNAM, NPP and BJP following the last year’s power crisis that hit the state which had forced the state government to imposed long hours of power cut affecting everybody.

The committee had conducted several inspections to the ongoing and already completed power projects including Leshka Hydel Power Project, Umiam project, Umtrew project and others.

Informing that the report on the findings of the committee would soon be submitted to the state government, Mawthoh said, “This will be done after collecting all inputs including those from Garo Hills.” He said also said the report to be submitted to the government may not be conclusive but the committee is committed to pursue the matter till the power scenario in the state is improved.

Mawthoh informed that the committee is quite apprehensive and does not want the state to go through the same problem adding “While the process is a continuous one, we will keep vigilant on the issue.”

Mawthoh said that the report will have both the negative and positive perspective of the power scenario adding it will have constructive suggestions in term of the functioning of the three entities besides in term of consumer’s interest which include billing.  “We want to bring corrective measures into the system,” he added.- By Our Reporter