This story is from May 25, 2021

Power supply restored in most parts of Amreli

Amreli, among the districts worst affected by cyclone Tauktae, is slowly coming out of darkness. With power infrastructure severely hit by the cyclone, electric supply to all the villages of the district was cut
Power supply restored in most parts of Amreli
Discom suffered losses to the tune of 200 crore in Amreli district
RAJKOT: Amreli, among the districts worst affected by cyclone Tauktae, is slowly coming out of darkness. With power infrastructure severely hit by the cyclone, electric supply to all the villages of the district was cut. The electricity department is working on war footing and specialized labourers were flown in from Bihar and West Bengal so that power supply can be restored at the earliest.
According to officials, electricity was restored in urban and rural areas of Amreli, Lathi, Babra, Liliya and Vadiya on Monday.
The Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL) officials said that electricity supply will be restored at Bagasara and Dhari talukas by Tuesday.
The PGVCL team is working to restore electricity supply in the worst-affected talukas including Rajula, Jafrabad, Savarkundla and Khambha. It is expected that the power supply to the urban and rural areas of these talukas will be restored by Friday.
It is estimated that the discom suffered losses to the tune of Rs 200 crore in Amreli district. Total 76 sub-stations of 66 kV, each valued at Rs 2.50 crore were damaged during the cyclone. Also, 34 towers, each one of which is valued at Rs 10 lakh, were uprooted due to the strong winds.
Apart from these, 65,000 electricity poles and 600 transformers also got damaged due to the cyclone. It took the electricity department three days to restore power supply in seven urban areas. The teams of other discoms like DGVCL, MGVCL, torrent power and UGVCL were also deputed in Saurashtra to restore power supply in cyclone affected areas.
End of Article
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA