1,357 Electric Poles, 280 Transformers Damaged in Telangana

Around 1,357 electric poles collapsed and 280 transformers were damaged in southern discom area due to torrential rains that lashed the State for the last few days. 

Due to heavy rainfall since Tuesday night, several areas have been severely affected, with lakes, ponds, and rivers overflowing. 

Floodwaters have inundated



several 33/11 kv substations, and damaged electric poles have disrupted the power distribution system in many villages.

TGSPDCL Chairman and Managing Director Musharraf Faruqui stated that the staff was working relentlessly on a war footing, braving heavy rains and floods, even swimming across rivers and climbing electric poles to carry out restoration efforts.