Moily calls CMs' meet to discuss power issues

Assuring the nation that massive power outage due to transmission grid failure will not recur, Power Minister Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said he has called a meeting of chief ministers of some of the affected states on August 6.

"Now there is absolute normalcy, 100 per cent restoration has taken place and I can reassure the entire nation that what has happened all these two-three days will not recur.  Nothing will happen again," Moily said at a press conference.

The meeting of chief ministers of eight states and the administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh has been called on August 6.

"We thought it fit and appropriate to convene a meeting of all the chief ministers of all affected eight states and one Union Territory on August 6," said Moily.

Pushing the country into the worst power crisis, northern as well as eastern and north eastern grids collapsed on Tuesday afternoon, affecting the lives of over 60 crore people.

This happened a day after the northern grid was restored, following its failure on Monday.

Corporate Affairs Minister Moily, who has been given the additional charge of the power portfolio, said before the chief ministers' meeting, there would be a meeting of all state secretaries and principal secretaries (of power) on the same day.

"At this point of time, we don't want to start any blame game. Without the co-operation of states and without the cooperation of the Centre, nothing can be done," he said.