Efforts on not to increase power tariffs, says Naidu

LAUNCHING the Urjaveer programme at Poranki in Krishna district on Saturday along with Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal Khattar, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said efforts will be made to ensure power tariffs are not increased, by focusing on the efficiency of power utilities and existing systems.

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Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister regretted that the power sector was pushed into a deep crisis by the previous government in the past five years. He made it clear that the entire Energy Department is being cleansed totally.

The Chief Minister opined that saving power is equally important as generating energy as the living standards of the people will improve considerably by adopting new power-saving methods.