Several areas of the capital city will face the power outage on Tuesday and Wednesday due to the maintenance works lined up by the State Power department for ensuring round the clock power supply to the consumers in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand.
Department officials told that the maintenance works are the regular feature in the department for providing the correct voltage supply to the consumers. All those residents who are living in the Tehri district, Garhwal division will also face the brunt of the power outage due to the maintenance works lined up by the (Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand limited)PTCUl till October, 24.
Department officials told that maintenance works have been planned in order to ensure the smooth supply of electricity across the State. After facing the brunt of the natural calamities, the residents are facing the acute power outage in the different districts of Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand.
Although the department officials claimed that the electricity has been continuously procuring from the private electricity generators in order to curtail the gap between the supply and demand of the electricity in the state, several areas of the continue to face the power outage due to the maintenance works.
As per the roster prepared by the state power department, the maintenance works would be carried out under 33 KV Kaulagarh line and Kaulagarh Canal road, FRI, Prempur Maffi and adjoining areas will face the power cut from 10 am to 5 pm. The maintenance works are also lined up at 11 Ashirwad Feeder and the Ashirwad enclave, Vasant Vihar Phase I and II, Maharanibagh, Shiv Vihar and adjoining areas will face the power outage from 10 am to 5 pm on Tuesday. One of the department sources who wished anonymity told The Pioneer that the maintenance works are essential for ensuring the correct voltage to the consumers.