GURUGRAM: Power disaster proceed to plague DLF-3 as summer time peaks.
Residents mentioned on Friday that they got energy provide for just 5 hours up to now 72 hours. Even when electricity comes for slightly 5 mins, citizens mentioned, the voltage provide is so low that hardly a fan can transfer. No electricity means no water provide, as citizens can’t transfer on their pumps.
DHBVN officers attributed the lengthy outages within the house to an underground cable fault bobbing up from excessive demand, whilst developer DLF mentioned that the acquisition of 17 high-capacity transformers is below process to overtake the present energy infrastructure.
But citizens mentioned they'd been experiencing erratic energy provide for the previous one month.
“It began a month. Now, my wife is a burn affected person, she will’t stay with out air-conditioners. I’m additionally a wheelchair-bound particular person and it’s tough to stay with out electricity,” mentioned Manoj Sharma, a resident of U Block.
Prantik Sanyal, another resident, mentioned, “Whatever the electricity board officers say, we have infrequently been receiving any energy provide. With no electricity, there has been no water as we have no longer been in a position to make use of the pump.”
On Friday morning, DHBVN posted a message on a citizens’ WhatsApp staff, claiming that the disaster is principally due to continuous and multiple faults in high-tension and low-tension traces. The energy discom confident the citizens of its best efforts to revive provide within the house.
“For the previous 3 days, the main underground cable of DLF-3 feeder got defective and after best efforts it has now been rectified. Last night’s fault took place at Q block’s 66 kV substation due to which all segment 3 feeders had been shutdown,” the message learn.
DLF, then again, lauded the discom. “DHBVN is doing a just right task in bettering electric provide system in DLF City, particularly in DLF-3 but due to unlawful development and commercialisation, there's a major overloading downside,” a spokesperson mentioned.
According to the spokesperson, DLF has supported DHBVN with further manpower to make sure electricity is restored within the areas on the earliest. “DLF isn't taking any electric repairs fees from citizens for keeping up electric provide system. We are simplest aiding DHBVN within the higher hobby of DLF City citizens for instant rectification of faults,” the spokesperson mentioned.
When contacted, Maajid Hussain, junior engineer, DHBVN, informed TOI, “There are many homes that have an licensed load of 6kw but they are the usage of 25kw illegally. We have fined such houses positioned in Nathupur. In a day, we receive round 25 to 30 lawsuits about overloading on this house.”
“However, we will be able to get started the sensible town project throughout the subsequent 3 days. In this project, conductors and transformers will probably be changed. In DLF-3, there are 130 transformers. Due to a couple load issue, the transformers blast occurs,” he added.
Residents mentioned on Friday that they got energy provide for just 5 hours up to now 72 hours. Even when electricity comes for slightly 5 mins, citizens mentioned, the voltage provide is so low that hardly a fan can transfer. No electricity means no water provide, as citizens can’t transfer on their pumps.
DHBVN officers attributed the lengthy outages within the house to an underground cable fault bobbing up from excessive demand, whilst developer DLF mentioned that the acquisition of 17 high-capacity transformers is below process to overtake the present energy infrastructure.
But citizens mentioned they'd been experiencing erratic energy provide for the previous one month.
“It began a month. Now, my wife is a burn affected person, she will’t stay with out air-conditioners. I’m additionally a wheelchair-bound particular person and it’s tough to stay with out electricity,” mentioned Manoj Sharma, a resident of U Block.
Prantik Sanyal, another resident, mentioned, “Whatever the electricity board officers say, we have infrequently been receiving any energy provide. With no electricity, there has been no water as we have no longer been in a position to make use of the pump.”
On Friday morning, DHBVN posted a message on a citizens’ WhatsApp staff, claiming that the disaster is principally due to continuous and multiple faults in high-tension and low-tension traces. The energy discom confident the citizens of its best efforts to revive provide within the house.
“For the previous 3 days, the main underground cable of DLF-3 feeder got defective and after best efforts it has now been rectified. Last night’s fault took place at Q block’s 66 kV substation due to which all segment 3 feeders had been shutdown,” the message learn.
DLF, then again, lauded the discom. “DHBVN is doing a just right task in bettering electric provide system in DLF City, particularly in DLF-3 but due to unlawful development and commercialisation, there's a major overloading downside,” a spokesperson mentioned.
According to the spokesperson, DLF has supported DHBVN with further manpower to make sure electricity is restored within the areas on the earliest. “DLF isn't taking any electric repairs fees from citizens for keeping up electric provide system. We are simplest aiding DHBVN within the higher hobby of DLF City citizens for instant rectification of faults,” the spokesperson mentioned.
When contacted, Maajid Hussain, junior engineer, DHBVN, informed TOI, “There are many homes that have an licensed load of 6kw but they are the usage of 25kw illegally. We have fined such houses positioned in Nathupur. In a day, we receive round 25 to 30 lawsuits about overloading on this house.”
“However, we will be able to get started the sensible town project throughout the subsequent 3 days. In this project, conductors and transformers will probably be changed. In DLF-3, there are 130 transformers. Due to a couple load issue, the transformers blast occurs,” he added.
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