The Jammu Kashmir’s Power Development Department (PDD) has issued a curtailment schedule for District Srinagar with effect from 01 October 2023.
As per the schedule, the metered areas of the city will face curtailment for 4 hours and thirty minutes every day.
“The schedule for metered as well as non-metered feeders within the jurisdiction of District Srinagar with effect from 01 October 2022. You are requested to give wide publicity to the curtailment schedule through print media for information of general public,” read an order accessed by The Kashmiriyat.
The metered areas will face curtailment of electricity for one and a half hours in the morning, afternoon, and evening each. However, the non-metered areas will face curtailment for a period of eight hours a day.
The city has been divided into three groups.
Group Al: BARBARSHAH: F1(Habbakadal), BUCHWARA: F2(Dalgate)„ HARWAN: F2 (Chandpora), KHAYAM: Fl(Barbarshah), NISHAT: F3(Lashkari Mohalla), OUNTABHAWAN: Fl(Ounta Bhawan), RAINAWARI: F3 (Hasnabad), SONWAR: Fl(Indranagar).SOURA: F3 (Upper soura). ELLAHIBAGH NEW Fl (Housing Colony), HABAK F4( Zakura), HABAK F5(Habak), SHALIMAR: F4(Deewan Colony), Pirbagh F2( pirbagh); ;Chanapora F5( lal nagar/methan); Silk factory F2( alochi bagh); Rawalpora F4 (gulbarg colony/gulbahar); Rajbagh F2 ( gogji Bagh); Rajbagh F4 ( kursoo Rajbagh);Bemina II F4 ( nundresh colony); Zainakote F4 ( umer abad);shalistore F2 ( shaheed gunj);Bemina I F2 ( iqbal abad);F3 danderkha (GB colony);Rawalpora F5( majiid bagh/sanat nagar); Wanabal F3( wanabal); Rangret Fl(wawosa).
Group A2: BAGHWANPORA: F2 (Baghwanpora), BARBARSHAH: F2( Barbarshah), BASANTBAGH:: Fl(Basantbagh), BREIN: Fl(Brein), BREIN: F3(Pahloo), LALBAZAR: F3 (Molvistop), NISHAT : F1( Nishat Exchange), NISHAT : F4(Syed Rahman Sb), SHALIMAR: F2(Shalimar), SONWAR: F3(Shivpora), SONWAR: F2(Batwara), SOURA : F5 (Buchpora), UMERHEIR: F2(Umerheir), HABAK Fl:Hazratbal, HAZRATBAL F2:Nigeen, ELLAHIBAGH: F3 (Central Avenue,Alnoor) Chanapora F3 ( gulshan nagar); Silk factory F4( old barzulla); Rawalpora F3( paray pora); B&J F3 (pamposh colony); Rajbagh F3( Kursoo); Bemina II F3 ( sharjah);Bemina II F6 ( HIG/MIG); karan nagar F2 (balgarden); Bemina I F6 ( qamar abad);Bahgimehtab F2( baghimehtab);Rangret F4( gogoland/ sheikh pora/yayul); Pirbagh F4 (nadru); Narkara F3 (galwanpora).
Group A3: BARBARSHAH: F5(Koker bazar), BADAMIBAGH: Fl(Pandarathen), BASANTBAGH: F3(Maisuma ), BREIN: F2(Tulip Garden),BUCHHWARA: Fl(Gagribal), BUCHHWARA: F3(Buchwara), HARWAN: F4(Darbagh), HAZRATBAL: F3 (Kanitar),SHALIMAR: F3(Aarbal), NISHAT: F2(Nishat Main), KHAYAM: F3(Bishembernagar), RAINAWARI: F4 (Jogi Lanker),SONWAR : F4(Sonawar), OUNTABHAWAN: F2(Umer Colony), HABAK F2: Umer Colony B Fl Rawalpora(old rawalpora);;F2 chanapora(old chanapora);F4 chanapora(chnapora local);F3 Silk factory (solina); Rangret F3(rangret); B& J Fl (baghat);Pirbagh F1( humhama); Exhibition F3( HSHS); Rajbagh F1( jawahar nagar); Batamaloo F2 ( magar mal baagh); Bemina II F2( hamdaniya colony); Bemina II F5 ( Hanji bagh); JVC F2( haj house); zainakote F3( rose avenue );shalistore Fl ( tankipora); Bemina I Fl( s K colony); Sheerenbagh Fl( kak sarai).
The Department further divided its curtailment schedule into nine time frames i.e., 08:00 AM to 09:30 AM, 09:30 AM to 11:00 AM, 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM 12:30 PM to 02:00 PM 2:00PM to 3:30PM 3:30PM to 5:00PM 5:00PM to 6:30PM 6:30PM to 8:00PM 8:00PM to 9:30PM.
On Monday group A1 will have a power curtailment on Mondays from 8 AM to 9:30. On Tuesdays, the supply will be cut in this time frame in group A2 and on Wednesdays, group A3 will witness a load shedding from 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM. The cycle will be repeated on the rest of the days. The same curtailment schedule will be witnessed group wise from 12:30 PM to 02:00 PM and from 5:00PM to 6:30 PM.
In time frame 9:30 to 11, group A2 will witness a power cut from 9:30 to 11 o Monday, A3 on Tuesday. A1 will witness the power cut from 9:30 to 11 on Wednesday . During the rest of the days the cycle will be repeated from A2 to A1.
The cycles wil be repeated for the rest of the days, as per the order, of which a copy lies with The Kashmiriyat.