Heavy rain hits power supply in Ranchi

RANCHI: With the city recording more than 50 mm of rainfall over the past 24 hours, several trees in the city have been uprooted and fell on overhead power cables, causing severe damages to distribution and supply in several parts of the city. Jharkhand Bijli Vitaran Nigam Ltd. (JBVNL), the state-owned power distribution company, on Friday, raced against time to remove the trees and restore power.
The most damages were seen at Morhabadi, Booty More, Patel Nagar, Hawainagar, Latma, near ITI, Piska More among other places.
At Morhabadi in front of the official residences of JMM president Shibu Soren, a huge tree was uprooted by torrential rains and strong winds late on Thursday evening. It came crashing down on power cables, blocking the main road. JBVNL said power supply at Morhabadi, Nagratoli and other adjoining areas was cut off as a precautionary measure.
Till late in the afternoon, teams of the discom were engaged in removing the tree.
Talking to TOI, P K Srivastava, superintendent engineer of JVBNL, said, “Till Thursday midnight, our teams had been successful in restoring power supplies in at least 95% areas in Ranchi despite the inclement weather. The teams also patrol areas, along the power distribution lines, to check for faults and other electrical defects. Since Friday early morning, our men are back at the job.”