Northern Discom to strengthen workforce safety with ‘One Minute Rule’

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CMD of Rythu Discom Musharraf Farooqui with farmers astatine  Manchal Rythu Vedika successful  Rangareddy district, wherever  they acceptable   up   a solar-powered pump set.

CMD of Rythu Discom Musharraf Farooqui with farmers astatine Manchal Rythu Vedika successful Rangareddy district, wherever they acceptable up a solar-powered pump set. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement

HYDERABAD

The Telangana Northern Power Distribution Company Ltd (TGNPDCL) has introduced a robust information inaugural titled “One Minute Rule”, reaffirming its committedness to the highest standards of worker information successful the powerfulness sector.

Under the initiative, employees are required to intermission for 1 infinitesimal earlier commencing immoderate fieldwork to thoroughly measure and guarantee that each information protocols are successful place. Chairman and Managing Director of the Discom K. Varun Reddy said connected Friday that the “One Minute Rule” would mandate taking a little but focused intermission by each tract unit subordinate earlier starting enactment to verify that each information conditions were met. In high-risk environments similar electrical operations, adjacent a infinitesimal of negligence could pb to superior consequences, helium said.

CMD of Northern Discom K. Varun Reddy.

CMD of Northern Discom K. Varun Reddy. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement

Meanwhile, CMD of Telangana Rythu Power Distribution Company Ltd (TGRPDCL oregon Rythu Discom) Musharraf Farooqui stated that the State Government was implementing the PM-KUSUM strategy with the nonsubjective of strengthening the economical information of farmers.

Speaking to farmers astatine a programme organised astatine Manchal colony successful Ibrahimpatnam mandal of Rangareddy district, helium stated that the State has a renewable vigor procreation capableness of 10,642 MW present and plans were afoot to summation it to 29,645 MW by 2029–30.

Under the PM-KUSUM, farmers could found star powerfulness plants with capacities ranging from 0.5 MW to 2.0 MW connected their lands. About 3.5 acres of onshore would beryllium required to acceptable up a 1 MW plant, and tiny and marginal farmers could besides signifier groups of 2 oregon 3 members to found specified plants jointly.

To promote information successful the scheme, the State Government is offering respective incentives, including exemption from NALA conversion charges, 50% SGST reimbursement, exemption from Pollution Control Board (PCB) NOC and 100% exemption from energy duty.

Published - May 08, 2026 08:47 p.m. IST

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