430 poles uprooted in Sunday duststorm, no power at night

NOIDA/GREATER NOIDA: Nearly 430 electricity poles were given broken in conjunction with bushes and hoardings in Noida and Greater Noida following Sunday afternoon’s duststorm. Many sectors went with out energy for over 12 to 20 hours. Sectors 11, 100, 21, 62, 28, 99 and extra had no provide since 6 pm from Sunday to just about 12 noon on Monday. As many inverter batteries have been exhausted, citizens have been forced to stick unsleeping all of the evening. In other sectors like eight, 12, 56, 58, 120, 72 and so forth., citizens had to look forward to long hours earlier than provide was once resumed past due night at 10pm on Sunday.

Ironically, a day earlier than the outage, officers from the ability department held a meeting with participants of Federation of Noida Resident Welfare Association (FONRWA) where discussions have been hung on broken and rusted electric poles and panels, underground cable, cleansing of transformer spaces, voltage fluctuation, improve of transformers and other preventive repairs measures related to energy provide.


“Even after greater than 12 hours, energy provide was once now not restored in Sector 100. By 11pm on Sunday, we have been confident that since no pole had fallen in the sector, energy might be restored quickly. However, when this didn't occur till 12am, we referred to as up the junior engineer of the area in addition to the lineman, however failed to reach them. Most citizens, together with the elderly ladies and youngsters had to spend the evening below open sky in sector park,” said Pawan Yadav, a resident of Sector 100 and member of FONRWA.


A equivalent situation was once confronted by citizens of sectors 44, 21 and 67. In commercial sector 11, the ability was once now not restored even till past due afternoon. Also, Sector 34 has now not were given water provide for over 30 hours now as Ganga water pump close to Manas sanatorium has been disrupted since Sunday's hurricane.


According to A Ok Singh, superintending engineer, PVVNL, the dep. was once up all evening and on Monday morning to revive the ability.


430 poles uprooted in Sunday duststorm, no power at night 430 poles uprooted in Sunday duststorm, no power at night Reviewed by Kailash on May 16, 2018 Rating: 5
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