Braving heavy snowfall and cold temperature, around 5,000 employees of the Power department are working tirelessly to restore electricity in Kashmir division which has seen heavy damages to power infrastructure due to three-day spell of snowfall.
According to Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited, the full restoration of power supply in Kashmir will take another 48 hours as many areas still continue to remain inaccessible where the KPDCL staff has to move by foot to reach those towers located in upper reaches.
“Our staff and engineers are working hard as this spell of snowfall caused damage to our transmission lines many times.