Domestic power supply restored in WG district

Bhimavaram: Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of AP Southern Power Distribution Corporation Ltd. (APSPDCL) Siva Sankar Lotheti said domestic power supply had been fully restored across West Godavari district following extensive restoration works undertaken on a war footing after Cyclone Arnab.

Addressing a press conference at the Zilla Parishad office in Bhimavaram on Thursday, he explained the damage caused to the power infrastructure and the progress of restoration works. He said restoration works had been completed in all 98 affected power substations. Of the 67 affected 33/11 KV lines, 65 had been restored, while work on the remaining two was in the final stage. Similarly, 472 of the 475 affected 11 KV lines had been restored, and efforts were underway to restore the remaining three lines by Thursday.

The CMD said domestic power supply had been restored completely in 409 villages across 20 mandals in six divisions affected by the cyclone. Of the 17,584 affected aquaculture power connections, supply had been restored to 14,595 connections. The remaining 2,989 aquaculture connections, along with agricultural power services, would be restored fully within the next one or two days, he said.

A total of 3,254 officials and electricity personnel belonging to 226 teams were continuously engaged in restoration works. Employees from various power distribution companies in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana also participated in the operations. He said preliminary estimates put the damage to the power sector at Rs 50.49 crore. Despite extensive damage caused by heavy rains and strong winds, coordinated efforts by electricity officials and staff helped restore domestic supply quickly.

Consumers facing power interruptions or other electricity-related problems can contact the following numbers: West Godavari district call centre – 9490610152, Bhimavaram division – 9493177646, Narsapuram division – 7382050943 and Tadepalligudem division – 9493177806.

District collector Chadalavada Nagarani, joint collector KR Kalpa Sree, Electricity Department Director Surya Prakash and SE P Usha Rani were present.

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Deekshitula Subrahmanyam

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Deekshitula RV Subrahmanyam is a Staff Reporter with The Hans India, covering the erstwhile East and West Godavari districts, along with Alluri Sitarama Raju and Polavaram districts. A journalist with experience of over three decades, he began his career as a Telugu mofussil reporter in 1991. He writes extensively on politics, tribal affairs, rural development, tourism, development, and human-interest stories He is the author of the six-part Telugu prose Ramayana Sitarama Kathasudha and has received several literary and journalistic honours, including the JCI Young Writer Award, Vadlamudi Rammohan Rao Memorial Award and Madduri Annapurnayya Memorial Award.

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