Entangled mess: Dangling wires, unfenced transformers spell threat in New Hafeezpet

HYDERABAD: Open transformers, dangling cables and electric wires in certain parts of New Hafeezpet, in Serilingampally, are just a few examples of the dangers being faced by local residents.
Blaming Transco authorities for completely failing to check the menace, despite repeated complaints, residents say even fences have not been erected around transformers.
Citing an example, a shopkeeper Kamla, at Marthandanagar, said a transformer installed at the ground level in their locality had no fencing. “This is a huge risk especially when children and others move around.”
Also stating that kids were the most vulnerable, Subhas Kumar, another resident at Marthandanagar told TOI, “Many times, I see children coming and going along transformers, which is dangerous.”
Speaking about the double standards, S Sruti, a local, complained, “While safety measures are put in place at commercial complexes, for us there is nothing.”
Besides open transformers, dangling wires are another headache for locals of Marthandanagar, Premnagar, Subhas Chandra Bose Nagar and Adityanagar. They said the issue should be immediately addressed by Transco authorities.
Residents have sought chief minister K Chandrasekar Rao and MAUD minister K T Rama Rao’s intervention. Local electricity officials told residents that they would look into the matter. “We will see what we can do address these issues,” a Transco official said.
In a complete waste of electricity, residents also say that street lights are on during the day as well. This at a time when consumers’ power is cut even with a month’s delay in payment of bill. One consumer Abdul Gaffar from Adityanagar told TOI that they were forced to clear the bill at night to restore power supply after it was cut for not paying a month’s dues.