Hot weather spell exposes chinks in power distribution network
The prevailing hot and humid long summer spell has exposed chinks in the state’s electricity distribution network yet again, causing power crisis in most cities including the state capital.
As the load on the network increases especially during night with much use of air-conditioners and hooking of ‘katiyas’, the overloaded and overheated transformers explode and aerial bunch conductors of overhead lines frequently melt rendering people in the areas concerned ‘powerless’ for hours almost every day.
“Our locality has been reeling under severe power crisis with frequent tripping and load shedding for last two weeks. We have to stay awake in the nigh till the supply is restored,” complained Ravi Gupta, a resident of sector 14, Indira Nagar.
