SHILLONG: The Power Minister of Meghalaya, Metbah Lyngdoh, has officially announced that the state government has issued a formal letter to terminate the contract of Sai Computer Limited from managing power services in the Mawsynram Sub Division.
This decisive action follows intense and widespread protests and complaints from local residents across the entire region regarding the company’s failure to provide a reliable electricity supply.
Speaking to members of the press, Minister Lyngdoh explained that the government took this step after carefully listening to the grievances of the electricity consumers, local residents, and public representatives from the three constituencies under the sub-division, which include Mawphlang, Ranikor, and Mawsynram.
Various local village councils, non-governmental organizations, and concerned individuals had personally met with the minister to express the numerous operational difficulties and challenges arising from the company’s management of MeECL affairs in the area.
The minister pointed out that despite the immense public dissatisfaction, the government could not summarily dismiss the company without adhering to proper legal frameworks. Consequently, the power department thoroughly reviewed the situation and followed due legal processes before taking stringent action and officially serving the termination notice to the private firm.
He emphasized that in any step the government takes, the primary objective is to ensure that essential public services remain undisrupted and do not suffer from shortcomings in any form.
The termination order comes into effect immediately, and the Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL) will now take complete control of the power supply and distribution management across the entire Mawsynram Sub Division.
Moving forward, the state corporation will actively seek out ways to improve and streamline the electricity supply system for all consumers in the area.
This administrative intervention follows a history of strong opposition from consumers in the sub-division against the company’s poor service delivery.
The situation had escalated to the point where local pressure groups had threatened to march to the Secretariat and launch a massive agitation if the government failed to remove the company from its duties.
