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February 23, 2007 15:33 IST
Admitting that the power situation in Maharashtra was "grim", Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh on Friday said the state would get around 2,000 MW additional power by December.
"Both urban and rural areas face acute power shortage of around 5,500 MW and the state government is making sincere efforts to tide over the crisis," Deshmukh said.
He, however, said, "Due to some reasons in the last 10 years, we were not able to give the attention the power supply issue deserved. We have to accept that."
A high-level meeting was held in Delhi on Thursday, where the issue of Dabhol project was discussed, the chief minister said.
"I am confident that all issues will be resolved in the next 15 days and we would get the full 2100 MW from the project. The government is also taking steps to ensure at least 10 hour power supply in rural areas," Deshmukh said.
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