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Power dept fully geared up for Cyclone Murasu: CMD

Chairman and Managing Director Siva Sankar Lotheti
Tirupati: Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (APSPDCL) Chairman and Managing Director Siva Sankar Lotheti said in a statement on Monday that special measures have been taken, especially in Nellore and Tirupati districts, which are likely to be badly affected by Cyclone Murasu. He said the department has deployed 226 special teams comprising 2,403 officers and staff from Anantapur, Sri Sathya Sai, Kurnool, Nandyal, Kadapa, Chittoor and Annamayya districts. Ten teams from Tamil Nadu have also reached Nellore and Tirupati to assist in restoration work.
Siva Sankar further said nodal officers have been appointed to monitor repairs at district, divisional and sub-divisional levels. Officials in Nellore, Tirupati, Kadapa and Nandyal have been asked to remain alert. Transformers, conductors, cables, chainsaws, pole-digging machines and cranes have been kept ready at district store in Gudur.
Contractors have also been asked to stay available, and leave has been cancelled for staff.
Control rooms are functioning round the clock in Nellore, Tirupati and corporate office. People can report power cuts, fallen poles, snapped wires or damaged transformers on 1912, 1800 425 155333, or WhatsApp number 91333 31912.The public has been advised to stay away from electric poles, fallen wires and waterlogged areas during the rains.
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