CHENNAI: Residents and small buyers at Subbaiah nagar, Ashok Brindavan Colony and Ponniamman Nagar in Iyyapanthangal have suffered from frequent voltage fluctuations and gear cuts in the previous few weeks, leaving electronic appliances damaged and businesses affected.
A transformer additionally not too long ago exploded within the neighbourhood due to overload, delaying repair paintings. Electricity board officers said that new feeders and transformers will quickly be put in to unravel the issue.
The calm residential neighbourhood which noticed many senior citizens settle here post retirement, now has many extra properties bobbing up— which means rising power call for, thanks to the realty boom in within reach Porur.
The locality, which is yet to have underground power traces, has had voltage fluctuations and gear cuts virtually each day for the previous few weeks.
“Due to voltage fluctuations, even though we use three-phase power distribution device, we're unable to use multiple equipment at a time. Even the fans and tubelights barely paintings,” said Siva Prasad, a resident of Subbaiah Nagar, Iyyapanthangal.
Even even though power cuts are notified to the cell numbers of the registered people, they do not paintings at all times.
“If we get a message informing of a power lower, we get prepared. But still, the facility goes off at an surprising time,” said R Selvakumar. Residents say they get a routine response that the issue is being attended to at the EB toll loose quantity (1912).
Erratic power provide has hit residents onerous. “It becomes difficult if there's voltage fluctuation within the morning, especially when everyone seems to be in a rush to get to places of work and colleges,” said Geetha, a resident.
The crisis has left small businesses impaired. “I run a small flour grinding mill and cannot have enough money generators. If there is not any power for an entire day, my source of revenue for the day is misplaced. People come to us mostly between 9am and 5pm and it is vitally difficult to manage without power,” said Ramasamy Okay.
A TNEB legitimate said, “We have put in new feeder traces and plan to have new transformers put in. The paintings continues to be on.”
A transformer additionally not too long ago exploded within the neighbourhood due to overload, delaying repair paintings. Electricity board officers said that new feeders and transformers will quickly be put in to unravel the issue.
The calm residential neighbourhood which noticed many senior citizens settle here post retirement, now has many extra properties bobbing up— which means rising power call for, thanks to the realty boom in within reach Porur.
The locality, which is yet to have underground power traces, has had voltage fluctuations and gear cuts virtually each day for the previous few weeks.
“Due to voltage fluctuations, even though we use three-phase power distribution device, we're unable to use multiple equipment at a time. Even the fans and tubelights barely paintings,” said Siva Prasad, a resident of Subbaiah Nagar, Iyyapanthangal.
Even even though power cuts are notified to the cell numbers of the registered people, they do not paintings at all times.
“If we get a message informing of a power lower, we get prepared. But still, the facility goes off at an surprising time,” said R Selvakumar. Residents say they get a routine response that the issue is being attended to at the EB toll loose quantity (1912).
Erratic power provide has hit residents onerous. “It becomes difficult if there's voltage fluctuation within the morning, especially when everyone seems to be in a rush to get to places of work and colleges,” said Geetha, a resident.
The crisis has left small businesses impaired. “I run a small flour grinding mill and cannot have enough money generators. If there is not any power for an entire day, my source of revenue for the day is misplaced. People come to us mostly between 9am and 5pm and it is vitally difficult to manage without power,” said Ramasamy Okay.
A TNEB legitimate said, “We have put in new feeder traces and plan to have new transformers put in. The paintings continues to be on.”
Iyyappanthangal suffers from erratic power supply
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