SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14: Principal Secretary Power Development Department (PDD), Rohit Kansal chaired a gathering right here right this moment to evaluation the progress of a number of tasks being carried out for strengthening IT and Communications Divisions of J&K PDD for the augmentation of power sector.
The assembly was attended by Managing Director Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Basharat Qayoom; Secretary (Technical) PDD, Bashir Ahmad Dar; Chief Engineer (Distribution) KPDCL, Ajaz Ahmad; Executive Engineer IT Division (PDD), Surjeel Ghani and different involved.
The assembly intimately mentioned numerous points and different points associated to implementation of Information Technology in PDD, standing and progress achieved for numerous ongoing tasks below RAPDRP-A, TPIEA-IT Verification, SCADA/DMS mission, RT-DAS,IT-Phase-II, good metering, buyer care service and different measures undertaken for feeder administration and billing.
The assembly additionally deliberated upon the problems pertaining to the tasks like RAPDRP-A, Network & Security improve and AMC works of PDD.
The assembly was knowledgeable that community and safety units have been upgraded to meet CERT-In compliances at DC & DRC, apart from on boarding of Cyber Swachta Kendra is complied with, substitute of battery banks at Data Center and SAN Storage at DC, DRC and so forth.
On the SCADA/DMS mission for sub-station automation in Srinagar metropolis, it was given out that set up of server {hardware}/UPS/VPS was accomplished and management middle {hardware} was powered final month.
While discussing the good metering in twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar, it was knowledgeable that client survey, supply and set up of IT Hardware at DC/DRC, apart from RF design and server exercise have been accomplished.
With respect to IT-Phase-II, the assembly was informed that the mission is envisaging full migration of all billing SDOs to Oracle utilities platform and the work is in progress on up gradation of SAN Storage and migration of database and utility software program to new SAN storage.
While addressing the assembly, the Principal Secretary impressed upon the officers to make optimum use of technological interventions within the power sector to improve transmission, distribution and supply of power across the Union territory.
On the event, Kansal requested the PDD officers to expedite all ongoing tasks and guarantee their well timed completion so that folks would get benefited and directed them to speed up all the bottom works for set up of good metering within the Union Territory.
While stressing for strengthening the IT cell of PDD, he requested officers to develop single built-in software program that can present info like losses, income assortment and are additionally linked with transformers and feeders.
He additionally maintained that as quite a few steps have been taken to improve and reform the power supply system in J&K and added that there’s at all times a room for additional enchancment within the system.
He additionally exhorted the officers to develop client pleasant info technology modules for era and well timed supply of power payments to guarantee goal income realization.
