Riyaz Bhat
Srinagar, Dec 28 : Following the major power outage in many parts of Valley in view of heavy snowfall, authorities Saturday said that it has restored more than 85 percent of supply.
The authorities further said that the Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) was working tirelessly to restore the remaining faulty power supply at earliest.
According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the Power Development Department (PDD) has streamlined nearly 90 percent of power supply to give a major relief to the residents of the valley.
Taking to micro-blogging site—X, Omar said, “Out of forty-one 33KV feeders dysfunctional in Kashmir due to heavy snowfall, thirty seven have been restored and charged.” (SIC)
He further said, “Similarly, out of 739 dysfunctional 11KV feeders, 639 have been restored and recharged, bringing a major relief to the valley. The majority of the rest are expected to be restored by the evening. Kudos to the PDD team for their relentless efforts in this snowfall in such a short time.” (SIC)
Earlier in the day, Omar said, “In Kashmir region, 41 feeders at 33 KV level and 739 feeders at 11kv level are down. None at 132KV or 220 level. Restoration work is underway and more than 90 percent feeders are expected to be up and functional by evening today. I’m in regular touch with the PDD team to monitor the situation.” (SIC)
In the meantime, KPDCL Chief Engineer (Distribution) Aaquib Sultana Waheed Deva informed KNO that “We have almost restored 85 to 90 percent of power supply across the Kashmir valley.”
“However, there is a small dependency in Kulgam and Anantnag districts. Most likely, we will restore the power supply completely by Saturday late evening. We are continuously working on it,” Deva said.
On asking about the damage due to snowfall, Deva said, “As such there is no major damage witnessed so far but there has been a minor damage to Distribution Transformers (DTs). We are ascertaining the damage to DTs.”— (KNO)
