Noida: The power departments of Noida and
Ghaziabad are working on ensuring uninterrupted power supply around
Diwali. PVVNL has formed teams in both districts to address any local power faults, apart from pruning of trees in several parts of both the districts.
Faulty streetlights and over 250 feeders across 60-70 substations are being fixed, along with testing transformers and jumpers etc across over 100 substations in Noida and trans-Hindon areas.
In Ghaziabad, new transformers have been installed at many places, officials said. Worn out cables, meter panels, rusty poles and overloaded transformers are also being replaced. "In Noida too, capacity of existing transformers is being increased along with cleaning the area around the transformers to prevent incidents of fire," said Harish Bansal, chief zonal engineer of Noida power department, PVVNL.
The power departments have also released 24x7 control numbers for complaint redressals. In Ghaziabad, a control room has been set up in Kavi Nagar with the helpline number 9193320115. In Noida, a similar helpline number— 91 93301659 has been issued.
The power departments have also begun extensive tree pruning in areas including Govindpuram, Shastri Nagar, Kavi Nagar, Raj Nagar, Lohia Nagar, Meerut Road, Sanjay Nagar, Pratap Vihar, Vijay Nagar in Ghaziabad and Arun Vihar, Sectors 71, 72, 80, 47, 50, 120, 100, 119, 116 in Noida.
"Special attention is being paid to ensure a seamless power supply during the upcoming festival. Teams have been formed to fix faults immediately. In case of any problem, consumers can register complaints by calling the control room," said Ashok Sundaram, chief engineer of zone 1 Ghaziabad power department, PVVNL.
