UT yet to install additional transformers

CHANDIGARH: The city is in the middle of a scorching summer but the UT electricity department is yet to install additional transformers to cope with increasing load in the city, which is resulting in long duration power cuts.
An official said, “Power overloading is the main reason behind the burning of equipment in different sub-stations which leads to power cuts.When the power load received is more than the capacity of the equipment in different KV sub-stations then it leads to sparking and burning of the equipment.”
“Due to increasing heat, people who used to have one cooler last year, have installed two-three air conditioners now but they have not mentioned this change in our records. All this results in over loading, due to which there are black-outs,” he added
Anamika Bansal, a resident of Sector 46 said, “The department should look for some alternative, as long-duration frequent power cuts are no solution.” “We do inform about load usage in our homes, then why do we have to put up with power cuts?” said Atul Sharma, a resident of Sector 44.