Power supply in the Chennai suburbs is steadily being restored
Posted on: 19/Dec/2016 10:55:12 AM
Last week due to the cyclone, 450 transformers and 4500 power supply distribution were badly affected in Tamil Nadu and its neighbouring districts. 54 high power towers and electric lines were damaged. In order to rectify the power supply 2 thousand staff was brought from Andhra Pradesh and 14700 TNEB staff was deployed for the rectification. They are working day and night.
A senior official of TANGEDCO said: The power supply in the city and outskirts were affected after several high tension towers serving power to the substations were uprooted by Cyclone Vardah on Monday, leaving residents without power. TANGEDCO was taking all out efforts to reinstall the fallen towers. From Saturday onwards we are giving full power supply to low tension consumers as one more tower has been restored in the south and by afternoon we will be restoring a tower on the section from Almaty to Manali which will give a second line to north and central Chennai. TANGEDCO will be able to resume power supply to high tension consumers also from Monday.
