Noida. People have got relief from the heat and humidity due to the torrential rain. But the power cut added to the problems of the people. Power lines broke down in many sectors, disrupting the supply. Due to this, water supply could not be done in time to the sectors. Along with this the problem of voltage also remained. People complained about power cuts to the higher officials of the Electricity Corporation through social media, but their problems could not be resolved quickly.
There are more than 2.5 lakh consumers of Electricity Corporation in the city. Due to the torrential rains on Saturday, consumers had to face power cuts for three to four hours. Electricity lines were snapped in many sectors due to rain and wind. Branches of trees fell on power lines, disrupting the power supply of the sector. A tree branch fell on an electric wire in Sector-39. This broke the power cord. With the break of the wire, the power supply was also cut off from the feeder. After this, in the midst of drizzle, the corporation workers started the supply by connecting the wire. Electricity wires touched each other in Sector-22 also. Due to this the line tripped and the supply also stopped.
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Suresh Kumar, a resident of Sector-22, said that due to rain, the supply was disrupted in the sector for three to four hours. Similarly, consumers in Sector-11, 12, 19, 20, 22, 27, 31, 34, 39, 40, 41, 46, 49, 51, 55, 56, 61, 65 and 99 etc. of the city have to face power cuts. It fell Even in Dadri and Rabupura areas of the countryside, consumers had to face cuts for several hours.
Power supply has been disrupted in many areas of the city due to rain. Even in the countryside, supply was disrupted from many sub-stations. However, even during the rains, the corporation workers continued to work for better supply.
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