DEHRADUN: Despite extensive land subsidence in Joshimath, power supply to the hill town had actually remained stable so far.
But now with around 70 electrical poles and some transformers having actually started to tilt, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) authorities have actually stated that strategies are afoot to deal with a possible power supply issue in Joshimath .
UPCL handling director, Anil Kumar, on Friday, stated, There is a sub-station of 33/11kv capacity located about 50m far from a water leak location (due to an aquifer burst earlier).
In a worst-case circumstance, if it (the sub-station) sinks due to the subsidence then it will trigger a loss of about Rs 22-23 crore.
Having said that, we have currently determined land in Selang town of Pipalkoti area, 6km from Joshimath town where there can be a brand-new setup.
The whole shifting procedure would cost UPCL around Rs 10 crore.
This consists of setup of 33kv lines and 11kv feeders.
Divulging information of the Joshimath problem, Kumar included, Due to subsidence, 60 to 70 electrical poles and 10 to 12 transformers have tilted, presenting risk of brief circuits in the affected homes.
We have hurried our workforce to fix them to guarantee uninterrupted power supply there.
Another UPCL official, asking for privacy, informed TOI: Before subsidence was reported, there were around 2,500 consumers in Joshimath, both home and commercial ones.
At present, some customers have actually been moved to much safer places.
The supply of power has actually been stopped only to their establishments for security reasons.
Those still remaining in town are being supplied with 24x7 power.