IAS officer Mohammad Aijaz Asad known for his people friendly approach, innovation and hard work has been hailed as “Power-man of Kashmir” for maintaining smooth power supply and speedy redressal of power related public grievances during ongoing harsh winter spells this year. Mr Aijaz is presently Managing Director of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Ltd(KPDCL). Prominent citizens and youth from across Kashmir valley have been seen pouring admiration for good work done by him and his team in the Power sector in Kashmir.
Few days ago Mayor of Srinagar in his tweet said: Brilliant job done by KPDCL and PDD yet again. Kudos!
Raja Jehangir wrote today from his Twitter handle: “You have been a phenomenon Sir. Really appreciate what u r doing. Stay blessed”.
In Another tweet Sheikh Imran wrote: On behalf of people of ISHBER NISHAT I am thankful &grateful to @AsadmAijaz for replacing &installing transformer in a record time, we know Despite your huge work pressures you are a star performer & #Barf aur #Bijli is possible only because of you. You are our “POWERMAN”. He continued: Once again thank you @AsadmAijaz I am happy to post the video of installation of transformer in a Record time by none other than our own “ #POWERMAN “ @AsadmAijaz you made people happy, may Allah give you all the hapiness.
Weeks back prominent political leader Abid Ansari tweeted: My gratitude to @AsadmAijaz for
renovating the dilapidated 630 kva substation at Kralpora (Hawal). This was a long pending request of the locals as the old substation was posing a threat to the lives of the residents.
Another youth Muhammad Yasir said on Twitter: “Perhaps this is the first time people have started to feel the difference,because of honest men like you put incharge. A big thank you”.
Prominent Journalists of Kashmir valley also hailed KPDCL for quick restoration of Power Supply in Kashmir valley especially during the recent spells of snowfall.
One journalist wrote: “To be honest, performance of PDD was outstanding this time despite heavy snowfall in Kashmir Valley. Power dept restored electricity very quickly not only in Srinagar but in other Districts also. Power failures were almost negligible in Srinagar and other major towns. No Crisis”.
Managing Director Mr Aijaz Asad himself tweeted on 07/01/2012 during the major spell of snowfall:
“Power Load supplied in Kashmir Valley at the moment is 1311 MW. It is to put on record that 1080 MW has been restored in just 12 hours. Let’s give a big applause to each Lineman, each PDL/TDL, each Technician and each & every Field staff!
In another message from his personal twitter handle on 23/01/2021 at 9:00 pm he mentioned: The figure for the served Load in Kashmir valley crossed 1350 MW a while ago. 90% System Load restored in just four and half hours. Teams still on job at several places in North, South and Central Kashmir. We are there to serve you to our best.
Mr Aijaz is first MD of KPDCL post unbundling of erstwhile JKPDD. He has been seen on ground leading from the front during winter especially in the spells of snowfall for quick restoration of Power supply. He has often been seen encouraging and admiring good work of his field teams.
