LUCKNOW, May 23 -- Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited chairman and additional chief secretary (energy) Ashish Goyal on Saturday directed officials across the state to maintain heightened vigilance, avoid routine shutdowns during the ongoing heatwave and ensure immediate resolution of transformer failures, snapped wires and tripping incidents to maintain uninterrupted power supply.

Reviewing the state's power supply situation through a video conference at Shakti Bhawan here, Goyal instructed officials to ensure scheduled power supply and intensify patrolling of substations and sensitive areas.

He also ordered special vigilance drives in areas witnessing a sudden rise in power load at night to check possible power theft and prevent e...