Rainfall disrupts power supply to over 230 villages in U’khand

Nainital/Almora: More than 230 villages in the Himalayan state plunged into darkness due to torrential rain in Uttarakhand since Sunday. Eight feeders of the Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) have been affected and the lines will be repaired once the rain stops.

Speaking with TOI, UPCL managing director Deepak Rawat said due to the incessant rain since Sunday, the department workers have not been able to carry out repairs of the feeders.“Our feeders at places like Harshil, Ranikhet and Barkot have been affected and since the rain has not stopped, it is not possible for us to work at night. Once the rain stops, we will try to restore the supply in six to seven hours,” he added.

Meanwhile, local sources said power supply to nearly 250 villages in Almora had snapped. While 200 villages of Salt block were without electricity and several other blocks also reported power cuts.

The district disaster management office from Bageshwar reported that nearly 80 villages there were in darkness. “Landslides as well as incessant rainfall have caused faults in several supply lines. Our staff is at these spots and efforts are on to restore the lines. Till now, we have been able to restore the supply in one region and work is still on other lines,” said an official of the disaster management department.