a copy of which was released to the media, Jayalalithaa said the government of national capital territory of Delhi had proposed to surrender power from various central generating stations for the period between November 1, 2012 and March 31, 2013. The quantum is estimated at 230 MW for 24 hours and 1,491 MW for six hours ending 6 am. "The chairman and managing director of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Limited (TANGEDCO) has requested to the Union Ministry to arrange to provide the necessary corridor on priority basis for availing the power," she said. The state has been facing a demand-supply gap of about 4,000 MW, the highest in the southern region, leading to widespread protests from domestic and commercial consumers across the state. Jayalalithaa said the deficit situation in the state had been aggravated due to the corridor congestion. "I have repeatedly requested your (PM) urgent intervention to ensure that the required quantum of 1,000 MW of power transmission capacity is made available to enable Tamil Nadu to receive the power contracted by TANGEDCO," she said. Jayalalithaa criticized the centre's meager allocation of 100 MW, despite requests from the state for an additional allocation of 1,000 MW. "Even out of this quantum, only about 78 MW was made available," she said. There is a severe shortage of power due to failure in the south-west monsoon and constraints the state faces in buying power from sources outside the southern region, due to corridor congestion. The agriculture sector has also been amongst the worst hit due to failure of monsoon and inadequate power supply, affecting the food production. -->
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