CHENNAI: Residents and small traders at Subbaiah nagar, Ashok Brindavan Colony and Ponniamman Nagar in Iyyapanthangal have suffered from common voltage fluctuations and tool cuts in the previous few weeks, leaving digital home equipment damaged and businesses affected.
A transformer also not too long ago exploded in the neighbourhood due to overload, delaying repair paintings. Electricity board officers stated that new feeders and transformers will quickly be installed to solve the issue.
The calm residential neighbourhood which noticed many senior voters settle here put up retirement, now has many more houses bobbing up— meaning rising power call for, because of the realty increase in nearby Porur.
The locality, which is yet to have underground power traces, has had voltage fluctuations and tool cuts almost every day for the previous few weeks.
“Due to voltage fluctuations, despite the fact that we use three-phase power distribution gadget, we are not able to use more than one appliance at a time. Even the fans and tubelights slightly paintings,” stated Siva Prasad, a resident of Subbaiah Nagar, Iyyapanthangal.
Even despite the fact that power cuts are notified to the mobile numbers of the registered individuals, they do not paintings always.
“If we get a message informing of a power cut, we get ready. But still, the power is going off at an surprising time,” stated R Selvakumar. Residents say they get a routine response that the issue is being attended to on the EB toll loose quantity (1912).
Erratic power provide has hit residents hard. “It becomes tricky if there's voltage fluctuation in the morning, especially when everyone is in a rush to get to places of work and faculties,” stated Geetha, a resident.
The disaster has left small businesses impaired. “I run a small flour grinding mill and cannot come up with the money for generators. If there's no power for a whole day, my source of revenue for the day is misplaced. People come to us mostly between 9am and 5pm and it is extremely tricky to regulate without power,” stated Ramasamy K.
A TNEB legitimate stated, “We have installed new feeder traces and plan to have new transformers installed. The paintings is still on.”
A transformer also not too long ago exploded in the neighbourhood due to overload, delaying repair paintings. Electricity board officers stated that new feeders and transformers will quickly be installed to solve the issue.
The calm residential neighbourhood which noticed many senior voters settle here put up retirement, now has many more houses bobbing up— meaning rising power call for, because of the realty increase in nearby Porur.
The locality, which is yet to have underground power traces, has had voltage fluctuations and tool cuts almost every day for the previous few weeks.
“Due to voltage fluctuations, despite the fact that we use three-phase power distribution gadget, we are not able to use more than one appliance at a time. Even the fans and tubelights slightly paintings,” stated Siva Prasad, a resident of Subbaiah Nagar, Iyyapanthangal.
Even despite the fact that power cuts are notified to the mobile numbers of the registered individuals, they do not paintings always.
“If we get a message informing of a power cut, we get ready. But still, the power is going off at an surprising time,” stated R Selvakumar. Residents say they get a routine response that the issue is being attended to on the EB toll loose quantity (1912).
Erratic power provide has hit residents hard. “It becomes tricky if there's voltage fluctuation in the morning, especially when everyone is in a rush to get to places of work and faculties,” stated Geetha, a resident.
The disaster has left small businesses impaired. “I run a small flour grinding mill and cannot come up with the money for generators. If there's no power for a whole day, my source of revenue for the day is misplaced. People come to us mostly between 9am and 5pm and it is extremely tricky to regulate without power,” stated Ramasamy K.
A TNEB legitimate stated, “We have installed new feeder traces and plan to have new transformers installed. The paintings is still on.”
Iyyappanthangal suffers from erratic power
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