Tamil Nadu: Power supply to 83,111 connections cut and restored to 77,015 , says Tangedco

KANYAKUMARI: Power supply to as many as 83,111 connections was disconnected due to the rains and inundation to avoid accidents such as electrocution. By 6 pm on Sunday they had restored the connection to 77,015 – that is 92.7 per cent of the lines that were disconnected over the last three days. The disruption was primarily because of transformers being turned off or damaged by the rains.
A senior Tangedco official said that 446 transformers in inundated areas were turned off as a precautionary measure to avoid electrocutions. It includes 215 transformers in Nagercoil division, 128 in Kuzhithurai division and 103 in Thuckalay division. Supply was restored in 311 transformers by Sunday evening as the water got drained from inundated areas after inspection by department personnel.
On the other hand 17 transformers – including eight 105 KVA transformers in Kuzhithurai division, five 63 KVA transformers and three 25 KVA transformers in Kuzhithurai and in Thuckalay divisions and a 250 KVA transformer in Nagercoil division – were damaged by the rains. Structural damages were caused to three transformers of which two have been replaced.