Chennai: In a bid to attract more retired engineers, foremen and line inspectors to fill critical staffing gaps in the discom, the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation (TNPDCL) has hiked the wages for them up to ₹30,000 per month. Experts point out that this situation could have been avoided if the utility had created a…
A team of operation and maintenance cell of the Ludhiana municipal corporation tracing a fault in the water supply line at College Road near Fountain Chowk in Ward Number 71 on Wednesday Ludhiana: A municipal crew hunting for a contaminated water leak severed a major underground high-voltage power line by accident on Wednesday, plunging an…
A transformer down with a power pole after a stormy night in Ludhiana. Weed being removed from a swollen Buddha Dariya in Ludhiana A transformer down with a power pole after a stormy night in Ludhiana. Weed being removed from a swollen Buddha Dariya in Ludhiana A transformer down with a power pole after a…
Steps must be taken to ensure no lives are lost, said the DC Chikkamagaluru: With the monsoon approaching, the Chikkamagaluru district administration has started preparations to tackle possible crisis. Deputy commissioner Bhanwar Singh Meena has instructed officials to identify vulnerable areas and issue timely warnings to residents.Several teams have been formed to handle flood-like situations…
Panchkula: Haryana energy minister Anil Vij conducted a surprise inspection of the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) call centre in Panchkula and reviewed the complaint redressal system.He closely examined the process — from receipt of complaint calls to grievance redressal and responses provided to consumers. He also interacted with employees and took feedback on…
Gurgaon: Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPNL) has suspended three officials following a major technical failure at a substation and a fire that triggered widespread outages across the city and halted Rapid Metro operations.The action against junior engineers (JEs) — Sandeep Singh, Brijesh and Sandeep Nain, all in charge of the Sector 72 substation —…
Gurgaon: A major fire at a Sector 9 substation on Wednesday night led to an overnight power outage in three residential societies, affecting nearly 1,500 families.Power supply was disrupted in Parina Laxmi Apartment, Parina Coban Society in Sector 99A and BPTP Amstoria in Sector 102. The worst hit was Parina Laxmi in Sector 99A, where…
