The two-day-long power cut witnessed after a blast in the 400 kilovolt (kV) transformer on Sunday evening in Palam Vihar once again has exposed poor preparedness of the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), town and country planning (TCP) department and Haryana Urban Local Bodies to address the problem of inadequate power infrastructure in private colonies.
According to an executive of Pro-Facility Service Private Limited (Profac), which maintains Palam Vihar, 30,000-35,000 people live in this township developed by Ansal API in 1990s. “About 6,500 plots were developed by the builder and 30% are still unoccupied,” said a Profac employee, requesting anonymity.
