Ukhrul reels under erratic power supply
Source: Hueiyen News Service / R Lester Makang
Ukhrul, April 18 2015 :
Over the past few weeks, power cuts have become a regular phenomenon in Ukhrul district with the residents having to contend with total blackouts more frequently than before.
On Saturday, residents in Ukhrul town had to face a day-long power outage since around 7:30 in the morning.
When Hueiyen Lanpao Correspondent contacted MSPSCL Ukhrul Division, an official disclosed that power had been shutdown in the whole district till 4: 30 pm due to certain construction work related to electric tower installation and wiring being taken up at Yaingangpokpi in Imphal.
"It is not because of any defect and our division has nothing to do with the outage but there would be normal power supply after 4:30 in the evening, " he assured.
However, the whole district plunged into total darkness yet again around 8 pm after a short duration of power supply.
Surprisingly, it was learnt that the public was not notified about the 10 hour long day time power shutdown and the evening outage leaving the hapless residents fuming over the increasing frequent power cuts occurring without any prior notice which has been continuing since the past few weeks.