Power supply in various mountainous districts of Kumaon division has been adversely affected following a large number of trees having fallen on electricity poles and excessive snowfall going on for the last few days.
The power department officers are working on a war -footing to improve the situation in the region, said Uttarakhand Power Corporation limited (UPCl) spokesperson Madhusudan on Wednesday. He said that the department has managed to restore power in around 90 per cent urban areas of Ranikhet and Almora by Wednesday evening. UPCl Managing director SS Yadav and director (operation) JK Sharma are camping in mountainous districts of Kumaon and the works performed by the officials are being monitored by Yadav for smooth power supply in the region. Some teams comprising department officials from Udham Singh Nagar have been deployed to mountainous districts for completing such works to ensure smooth supply of power in the region, he added.