The work on installation of smart meters phase-II has begun while the authorities said that the target will be completed by the end of October, 2023.

Chief Engineer, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Javed Yousuf Dar, said that the work on phase-II of smart meters installation has been started in Srinagar.

The process is unlikely to be completed by March 2023 as directed by the Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta during a review meeting of the power sector in Jammu & Kashmir at the Civil Secretariat on September 27, 2022.