Bengaluru’s power infra hit as winds pack a punch

Gusty winds, a feature of the pre-monsoon season, are playing havoc with Bengaluru’s power infrastructure, with 507 poles and 93 transformer structures being damaged in just 12 days in May.

To put this in perspective, only 332 electricity poles were damaged in the whole of 2021. The number of poles damaged in May 2021 was just 33, data accessed by DH shows.

“This year, in May alone, we have seen more damage to poles as compared to the whole of last year,” a senior Bescom official said.

Officials attributed the damage to gusty winds that have been uprooting a large number of trees across the city.