Riyaz Bhat
Srinagar, Sep 4: Following the floods in several areas of Kashmir, Power Development Department (PDD) Wednesday said that it has restored electricity in 98 percent affected areas.
Officials of the department further said that nearly a dozen DT transformers were washed away by the floods.
A top official of the department said that floods in several areas of Kashmir have caused a huge damage to the power infrastructure.
“Out of 1292 power feeders in Kashmir valley 1230 are operational. Some feeders have been closed as a precautionary measure mostly in those areas where flood water has entered the residential areas,” the official said.
The official further said that in district Anantnag six receiving stations were off. “Our team restored all the receiving stations in the district and they are all functional now.”
“Some other receiving stations in Shopian and Budgam districts are being restored and we are expecting their restoration by today late evening,” the official said.
In case of the flood hit areas of Budgam district, the official said that the Khadermoh feeder is the main network for the power distribution to Summerbugh, Lasjan, Shalina, Rakh-Shalina and adjacent areas. “The feeder is down due to the floods in the surrounding areas. But overall our 98 percent network is functional.”
On asking about the damage, the official added that “Nearly a dozen DT transformers were washed away by floods in Anantnag district and we are yet to make an final assessment of damage to power infrastructure.”
