Residents of different localities in the city are likely to face power cut in the next week due to preventive maintenance works lined up by the State power department.The scheduled power cut would be followed for nearly four to five hours per day in order to ensure correct voltage and disruption free electricity to the consumers, officials said.
Several areas of the capital city will face the power outage from the next week onwards for nearly five days due to the maintenance works lined up by the State power department for overcoming the technical snags at feeders and sub station. Officials said that the power cut would be followed between 9 am and 2 pm in six feeders under southern sub division of the distribution agency.
As per the roster prepared by the State power department for maintenance works, the maintenance works would be carried out on 11 KV Soyal and 11 KV Kaulagarh feeders resulting power cut would be followed on Nimbuwala, Tapkeshwar road, Garhi areas, Vijay Park, Teachers Colony, Chakrata road, Ballupur road and adjoining localities on Monday whereas all those residents who are living in FRI, Bajawala, Masodpur, Bilaspur, Kandoli, Chunna Bhatta, Prempur Maffi and adjoining areas will face the power cut on Tuesday due to the scheduled maintenance work on 11 KV FRI feeder.
The maintenance works are also lined up at 11 KV Vijay Park and 11 KV Vijay Park and Dheera feederon Wednesday and Thursday and Vijay Park extension, Ballupur chowk Canal road, Kamla Nagar, Ram Vihar, Rajeev Colony, Chakrata Road, Mahandra Vihar, Akashdeep colony, Shrirampuram, Mahendra Vihar etc. The maintenance work is also lined up for 11 KV Vijay Park and Dehra Feeder on Friday and localities that receive electricity supply from these two feeders will face the power outage for nearly five hours in day.
One of the department sources who wished anonymity told The Pioneer that the maintenance works are the regular feature in the department for providing the correct voltage supply to the consumers.