AGARTALA, Aug 11 (TIWN): As the Durga Puja celebrations are coming closer, Power minister Manik Dey have staged a review meeting with the officials of power department on Thursday at Pragna Bhawan to ensure shedding free durga puja.

Addressing the meeting, Power Minister Manik Dey asked the power department officials to come forward with all kinds of necessary arrangements required to make the state load-shedding free during the upcoming Durga Puja fervour.

He further asked the corporation to take up maintenance work to provide smooth power supply during Durga Puja celebrations so that the festive mood is not dampened.

Reportedly, the maintenance works have started in various part of the capital.

He also mentioned that in the process, people will have to face a power-cut for hours in every sub-division where maintenance work would be taken up.

The maintenance work have started many days back,  he said, adding that a proper notice are being carried out in newspapers that there would be a power cut for hours in a particular area on a given day for maintenance work.

During the meeting, the officials have discussed about the various majors to be taken to ensure load shedding free Durga Puja celebration. However, the final decision will be disclosed later.

Besides, he further claimed that the state faces load shedding when power disruption occurs but most of the time the state remains load shedding free. He hoped that every corner of Tripura would get uninterrupted power supply till the ends of festivities.

 However, it is worthy to mention that the state has sufficient power but till day the interior parts of the state as well as the capital has been facing load shedding.