Hyderabad: Forty-eight hours after gales and heavy rain felled electricity poles and trees at several places, officials said power was restored at all affected localities on Monday.
Central Discom chief general manager A.G. Sathish Kumar said nearly 35 damaged electrical poles had been replaced in Secunderabad and 10 in Hyderabad.
“Initially, we set right the connections for 33KV lines followed by 11KV lines, high tension lines and local lines. By evening Monday, 100 per cent restoration was complete,” he said.
While reviewing the situation, municipal administration minister K.T. Rama Rao expressed his unhappiness at the delay in restoring power.
“I have received many complaints over social media and Whatsapp. Officials have to improve coordination between departments,” he said.
He said that a call centre 040-21111111 would work for round the clock along with the emergency helpline Dial 100 for receiving complaints from the public.
“The city has nearly 9.8 lakh electric poles and as many as 1,500 electrical poles were affected. Till this afternoon, 99 per cent of the damaged poles had been replaced,” he said.
Officials told the minister that only 1,000 staff was working for 40 lakh electrical consumers. “At most of the places, there was no chance of entering narrow streets with vehicles to transport new poles to be fixed,” they said. The minister directed them to procure mobile units to overcome such situations. “As per requirements, procure additional staff from other departments,” he said.
