Power supply hit, 7 towers washed away

Hyderabad: Power supply to several villages and mandals was affected, on Monday, following heavy rains battering the state and leading to inundation of electric sub-stations and uprooting of poles at several places.
Officials said seven major towers that supply power to 220 kV sub-stations were washed away in erstwhile Karimnagar district, while two sub-stations submerged in floodwater in Warangal district. “As a precautionary measure, power supply was disconnected to 54 villages in various districts after floodwater entered the villages. Supply was stopped to 248 transformers — 159 in TSNPDCL and 89 in TSSPDCL limits — because of inundation,” Telangana Transco and Genco CMD Prabhakar Rao said.
He asked officials to restore power supply once rain water starts receding in the villages, while the distribution companies set up special control rooms to receive complaints on power-related issues. The CMD held a review meeting on the power situation with heads of Southern Power Distribution Company and Northern Power Distribution Company G Raghuma Reddy and A Gopala Rao respectively on Monday and directed them to restore supply in the flood-affected areas.
He urged people to be cautious about snapped electric wires, transformers and inform officials about water entering their houses and apartments.