Ukhrul in total darkness after technical snags
Source: Chronicle News Service / R Lester Makang
Ukhrul, May 02 2023:
Residents of Ukhrul district were left in complete darkness on Tuesday after two major power lines, 132KV line between Yaingangpokpi and Hundung Cement factory site as well as on 33KV back up line, experienced technical issues.
The outages will affect power supply to the areas of Ukhrul, Namrei, Tolloi, Nungbi and Jessami, informed a source in the MSPDCL Ukhrul Division, adding that the jurisdictions of these technical issues are related to the MSPCL department in Imphal and have nothing to do with the Ukhrul Division.
The power went off around 5 pm on Tuesday and MSPDCL staffers, who do not have a functional office in the district, are expected to arrive the following day to fix the issues.
The source did not reveal as what caused the technical issues, but said that the MSPCL team is expected to arrive in Ukhrul on Wednesday to diagnose the problem and restore power supply.
The sudden power outage has created a lot of inconveniences and disruption in the lives of all the denizens of the district, who have been left in the dark with no electricity for the time being.
Students in some schools are giving their periodical examinations and were finding themselves in a difficult situation due to the power failure.
Residents of Ukhrul town have also claimed that there have been frequent abrupt disruptions in power supply several times in a single day these days, apart from blackouts due to technical issues that often last few days.