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India mein garmi kam hone ka naam hi nahi le rahi, aur upar se bijli ke rates bhi skyrocket kar rahe hain. Is wajah se bahut se log, khaas kar garib tabke ke log, essential cooling jaise AC ya cooler afford hi nahi kar pa rahe.
Grid Par Pressure Aur High Rates
Nagpur jaise shehron mein temperatures 40°C se upar jaa rahe hain, jisse power grids par pressure aa raha hai. Transformers ko thanda rakhne ke liye bhi extra cooling chahiye. Yeh sab costs finally consumers par hi daali jaati hain. Maharashtra mein, jahaan industrial demand kaafi high hai, wahaan electricity rates desh mein sabse zyada hain. Anuradha Shravan Kavle jaise families ke liye, 188 units ka bill unke monthly income ka 10% se zyada kha jaata hai, jis se unhe bijli bachane ke liye extreme measures lene padte hain.
Renewables Se Bhi Limit Ho Raha Sahara
Maharashtra ka target hai ki 2030 tak renewable energy se electricity prices 26% tak kam ho jayengi, par average consumer ko iska faayda bahut kam ho raha hai. Jo households mahine mein 100 kilowatt hours se zyada use karte hain, unhe shayad sirf 5% price reduction milega. Experts keh rahe hain ki low-income households ke liye targeted subsidies ki zaroorat hai.
McKinsey Global Institute ka andaaza hai ki 2030 tak, heat stress ki wajah se India ki GDP 4.5% tak kam ho sakti hai, kyunki log kaam nahi kar paayenge.
Economic Vulnerability Ka Cycle
Yeh electricity pricing gareeb logon ke liye ek mushkil situation create kar rahi hai. Subsidies temporary relief deti hain, par high per-unit cost ka main problem solve nahi hota. Iske alawa, cooking gas aur fuel ke global prices bhi badh rahe hain. Yahan tak ki farmers ko bhi subsidized irrigation electricity milne mein dikkat ho rahi hai, jo aksar din ke sabse garme wale time par milti hai, jab paani pump karne ke liye effective nahi hota.
Affordability Gap Ko Address Karna Zaroori
Aage badhne ke liye aisi policies chahiye jo cooling ke liye affordability gap ko directly address karein. Infrastructure aur renewable energy long-term solutions hain, par immediate relief ke liye targeted subsidies bahut zaroori hain, taaki extreme heat ke health aur economic impact ko kam kiya ja sake. Agar policies change nahi hui, toh India ki garmi mein comfort aur productivity ke liye affordability hamesha ek bada barrier bani rahegi.