Respected teachers and my dear
friends. Today I want to draw the attention of one and all towards the wastage
of electricity in our country. You will agree that during the last several
years the consumption of electricity has been steadily rising. Since 1992
consumption of electricity produced and supplied was 500 Megawatts and more.
The major portion of consumption
was of the industrial houses; it was 250 Megawatts in 1992 but touched 350
Megawatts. Residential units consumed 100 Megawatts in 1992 but it rose to 150
in 1993. In agriculture sector, the rise was not steep because of a
satisfactory rainfall. But there was also a slight rise in consumption in this
sector from 1992 onwards.
This overall look on the
consumption front indicates that it has been rising steadily. This is because
of many factors. There are changes in the standard of living and total
dependence for using various gadgets of daily use of electricity. Obviously,
this meant that in the coming years electricity crisis may be sharper unless
effects are made to set up more thermal or hydel power stations. I would like
to add that we must check the misuse of electricity in every way. All perhaps
know that electricity saved is electricity produced. So we must use it when it
is necessary and unavoidable. For example, we must switch it off in the room
from which we come out. Coolers, refrigerators, TVs, etc. must be switched off
when they are not used. Similarly, street lights must be switched on when it is
really dark. Farmers can save electricity by using good quality condensers and
ISI marked motors for their tube wells. Only in this way can we save much
electricity.
