Noida: Residents of Noida’s sectors 31 and 36 had a difficult time coping up without electricity for several hours from late Wednesday night till early Thursday, locals alleged.
“I visited the substation to enquire about the issue. the cables were old While the equipment appeared to be new. “The MLA had promised to address the issue, saying funds had been allocated. But still things remained unchanged. The substation has a breaker connected to 11kV lines supplying electricity to different areas.
Residents said that a water pump station located in Sector 31’s Nithari village that supplies water to Sector 36 was also got affected. However, the power supply in both the sectors was restored at around 7am and particularly in Nithari village at around 9.30 am. Residents in Sector 36, however, alleged that the power supply, which went at 2am finally resumed at around 8.30am. Perhaps, the wiring requires to be replaced,” said Ashoo, Sharma, vice-president of the Sector 36 RWA. It is good to see funds being invested in newer projects but how come there is no money for proper maintenance?” said Anita, president of the Sector 36 RWA. UPPCL officials, meanwhile, clarified that the cables are around 10-15 years old but mostly have a lifespan of 25-30 years. “Power supply to Sector 36, Sector 31, and Nithari village was affected for around four hours. He said that power supply to Nithari village was restored at around 9.30am.
UPPCL officials, however, said a cable developed a fault and completely burnt out, disrupting the power supply. The cable connected to the breaker developed a fault and completely burnt out, disrupting the power supply,” said Mohit Dixit, executive engineer, UPPCL.
