The Micro, Small and Medium enterprises ofJharkhand said they will seek Centres intervention for ensuring unhindered power supply by the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) in its command areas in the state.
The Jharkhand Small Industries Association (JSIA), the umbrella organization of the MSME units in the state, said they will write to Union power ministerR K Singhand seek the Centres intervention in ironing out the differences between the DVC and the over the amassing dues of the state-run discom Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL).
The JSIA has expressed concern over the shortage of power in DVCs command areas such as districts like Hazaribag, Koderma, Chatra, Giridih andRamgarh, which is Home to several MSME production units.
DVC has curtailed its daily power supply to the state by 50% since November last year after citing that the state failed to come up with a set pattern of repayment, which led to the dues piling up to Rs 2,173 crore.