Ban On Electric Heaters In Jammu And Kashmir has been Withdrawn

After hours of criticism from political parties across the spectrum, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district have Withdrawn the ban on Electric Heaters. As valley reels under cold weather.

Earlier in the day, the district magistrate or the deputy commissioner of the central Kashmir district had imposed a ban on the sale, possession and use of electric heating appliances, even as the Valley witnessed heavy snowfall in the higher reaches.

The order stated that the decision was taken to avoid any damage to transmission lines, unscheduled power cuts and provide a hassle-free electricity supply to consumers.

The order stated that the decision was taken to provide hassle-free electricity supply to consumers, government offices and hospitals and avoid unscheduled power cuts which cause inconvenience to the general public and disruption of services of emergent nature, especially patient care. Any violation of the order shall attract punitive action as warranted under relevant laws, it had said.