As rusted and damaged electricity poles are posing threat to safety of people at several places, the Uttarakhand Power Corporation limited (UPCl) has replaced such damaged electricity poles with new ones in the State capital on Friday.
The officials of Central block, UPCl have replaced rusted and damaged electricity poles with new one at various areas -- Nehru Colony, Balbir Road, Inder Road, Subhash Road and EC Road in the city. Following this, power supply was adversely affected at Buddha Chowk and Subhash Road for two hours. A contractual employee fell down from the electricity pole at sub-station, Turner Road while completing works. He was admitted in Indresh Hospital, Patelnagar. He was said to be out of danger.
The UPCl officials said that replacement of damaged poles is a continuous process. The department had earlier checked the condition of electricity poles in the city. Few poles were found in a precarious position in some areas earlier.
“We are taking all measures to prevent accidents and avoid inconvenience to the public due to rusted poles. UPCl officials are being deployed to check the condition of the electric poles regularly, particularly after stormy winds and cyclones. If needed, they replace damaged, rusted or tilted electric poles with new one, they added.