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TNPDCL deploys 2,600 contract staff to cut rain-linked power cuts
The Story in Brief
The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) has deployed around 300 engineers and 2,200 field staff to handle monsoon-related power disruptions in Chennai and its suburbs. It has also formed 40 teams to respond to complaints and restore supply. Around 2,600 contract workers have started work over the past 15 days in Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram, a senior official said, and superintending engineers have been authorised to hire more contract staff statewide based on local needs.
The utility has raised pillar boxes in low-lying areas to prevent rainwater from hitting power supply, 80% of the work is complete on 1,500 identified boxes across Chennai. It has identified 1,600 transformers over 20 years old for phased replacement. Of the 97 vehicles used for complaint response, 55 are out of service, and replacement is planned by the end of October.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The deployment of 2,600 contract staff across Chennai, Tiruvallur and Kancheepuram signals TNPDCL is trying to fix a chronic shortage of repair crews that surfaces every monsoon. The utility itself admits 55 of its 97 complaint-response vehicles are unusable, and only 80% of the planned pillar-box elevations are complete with the rainy season already underway. Phase-wise replacement of 1,600 ageing transformers means some areas will remain vulnerable for months to come.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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