35 years old high tension hanging cables

Mounesh Vishwakarma

Daijiworld Media Network – Bantwal (EP)

Bantwal, Jun 30: Following disruption of electricity for the pump at Airodi in Kukkipadi gram panchayat limits, supply of water to more than ten houses has stopped for more than a month now.

The transformer here is covered in bushes emitting fire every now and then during monsoons. The high tension cables are as old as 35 years. The people are anguished that the height of the cables can be reached even by children.

The transformer with the capacity of only 63 HP is also facing low voltage problem as it cannot supply enough electricity to houses and pump sets of the farmers. Mescom had assured in the Kukkipadi gram panchayat ordinary meeting that another transformer has been approved. But they are quiet about the issue as new transformer is not to be seen.

Complaints to people representatives and Mescom officials about the problem had no effect, lament local people.