JAMMU, Feb. 27 -- Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Power Development Department (PDD), Ashwani Kumar, who recently took charge of the department, kicked off his tenure with a thorough review of all sectors, holding a series of meetings.

He held detailed interactions with the officers and staff and took stock of the infrastructure status and operational performance of the power sector.

The meetings were attended by the Managing Directors of all the Corporations, Director Finance, Director Planning, Chief Engineers, Chief Electrical Inspector and other senior officers of the department.

With regard to power supply, it was informed that the department has successfully met a peak demand of 3350 MW during the current winter season, which is ...