New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Saturday took a dig at the Centre over the issue of massive power cuts, saying the government has found the "right solution" to scrap the passenger train and run a coal-laden train (goods train). The power crisis deepened in many states on Friday. The previous day's peak temperature of 45 degrees Celsius further increased the demand for electricity. Opposition parties have blamed the Centre for the shortage of coal in thermal plants.
Hitting out at the government over the issue, Chidambaram said, "There is a huge shortage of coal, large rail network, unused capacity in thermal plants, yet there is an acute shortage of electricity. The Central Government cannot be blamed. It is because of 60 years of Congress rule!", he said, adding, "There is no inefficiency in the coal, railways or power ministries. The fault lies with the previous Congress ministers of the said departments!", Chidambaram wrote in a tweet, "The government has found the right solution: cancel the passenger train and run the coal-laden train!" Modi is there, it is possible. '
Power demand across the country touched an all-time high of 207.11 GW on Friday as the heatwave continued and the railways cancelled 42 passenger trains to facilitate coal freight movement. Also with the South East Central Railway (SECR) division, which leads to coal-producing areas, cancelled 34 trains.
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