A nonsensical scheme

In the meanwhile most parts of the country remain plagued by the menace. Gas shortage has joined hands to upset the whole equation as the industrial units and some power stations running on gas have been closed leading to unemployment. Meanwhile the non-payment of dues to the IPIs by the government and their subsequent move to scale down the output is aggravating the whole situation.

While the current shortfall standing at 4000MW is proving hard for the government to fill, the demand and supply situation continues to get out of limits. But the public seem to be losing its patience. Countrywide protests are now being organised with the people blaming the government for charging them high rates while doing nothing to end the persistent outages. Apart from the economic cost, the political cost of the crisis is something the government must never underestimate and must do all it can to provide this vital ingredient of life at reasonable cost.