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Ranchi/Jamshedpur: More than 200 transformers across Ranchi zone have been damaged since the onset of monsoon. While emergency teams have managed to restore most of the damaged units, around 30 transformers are still out of service.
Electric superintendent engineer D N Sahu said, "Every time it rains heavily, transformers get damaged due to waterlogging and technical faults. This poses a challenge to uninterrupted power supply in both urban and rural areas. However, our teams are always on standby for immediate restoration work." He assured that repair teams are available across affected zones and are working round-the-clock to ensure full restoration at the earliest.
"Most of the damaged transformers have already been replaced or repaired. We are closely monitoring the weather conditions and making efforts to minimize disruption," Sahu added.
The power department has also urged residents in low-lying areas to remain cautious and report any power-related issues to local authorities for prompt action.
Meanwhile, around 100 electricity transformers were damaged in East Singhbhum district due to rainfall so far since June 17 till July 8, officials said adding that the majority of them were damaged in rural areas.
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"We have replaced 60% of the damaged transformers by July 9, and the remaining will be replaced soon as work is going on at war-footing," said Ajit Kumar, general manager (GM) of Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (JBVNL), Jamshedpur Circle.
The official said that the transformers getting damaged in such large numbers in a short span of time is not common, but heavy rainfall and lightning have caused the damage.
"We have the backup for replacement, but the number of damages is significant," the GM said.
He mentioned that in normal situations, the requisition for replacement is entertained within 24 hours, but at present, it is taking close to four days due to the shortage of manpower and transportation issues.
The official said that the frequency of replacement in the urban circle is more as compared in the rural area, as communication channels in the hinterland are limited. The damaged transformers in Jamshedpur and its vicinity are almost replaced, and in the countryside, the work is on course, the GM said.
The official stated that the department has allotted 30 new transformers, while 40 repaired transformers were in the possession of the Jamshedpur circle, due to which there is not much of an issue in the replacement of the faulty ones. "Some new transformers are expected to be handed out to us by the department in the next few days," Kumar said.
The GM stated that the production of transformers gets reduced during the monsoon due to the presence of moisture in the air, which contaminates insulation materials.
Hence, the power distribution agencies use the transformers judiciously during monsoon. The people living in the low-lying areas were put on the alert for the second day in a row on Thursday as the two adjoining rivers of Kharkai and Subernarekha are running in spate.
Except scattered drizzle there was about no rainfall in the city through the day but with 60 mm of rainfall recorded in the intervening night coupled with Chandil, Kharkai and Bankbal dam besides Galudih barrage releasing flood water in the intervening night the water level of the two rivers reached the danger level.
The Kharkai river is flowing over the danger mark of 129 meter and Subernarekha is flowing close to the danger level of 121 meter. The Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) deputy municipal commissioner, Krisha Kumar, who is also presently in-charge of the Mango Notified Area Committee (MNAC) has said that civic officials have been deployed in residential areas which are close to the rivers to monitor the situation.
Divers have been put on stand-by at flood threat areas.
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