Captured by : Labourers deployed by the Power department excavating mud to locate the fault to the underground power cable at Mobor on Sunday. Pic: Santosh Mirajkar
MARGAO:
While the daily chores of the beleaguered residents were thrown out of gear for well over 24 hours since the breakdown occurred at around 4 pm on Saturday, senior power department officials have pegged the loss to the exchequer to the tune of over Rs five lakh.
The power department has lodged a formal complaint with the Colva police seeking action against the cellular company for taking up drilling work without obtaining necessary permission from the department. Officials have urged the pol
While the daily chores of the beleaguered residents were thrown out of gear for well over 24 hours since the breakdown occurred at around 4 pm on Saturday, senior power department officials have pegged the loss to the exchequer to the tune of over Rs five lakh.
The power department has lodged a formal complaint with the Colva police seeking action against the cellular company for taking up drilling work without obtaining necessary permission from the department. Officials have urged the pol
ice to seize the drill machine to ensure that the company does not cause further damage to the underground cable.
Making matters worse for the power department was the fact the underground power cable was found damaged at least three places along a 35-meter long stretch. Senior power officials, including Executive Engineer Santosh Lolienkar, Assistant engineer Kudalkar and other line staff descended at Mobor on Sunday morning to take stock of the situation. While Lolienkar told The Goan in the morning that the linesmen has detected as many as three faults along the stretch where drilling work was underway since the last few days, power could not be restored till 7 pm as one more fault was detected along the stretch.
Left with no option and with tempers running high with the consumers forced to go without power supply for over 24 hours in the tourist village, Lolienkar said the department took the decision to replace the 35 meter stretch of the cable. "Work on restoration of the power supply is underway in full speed. I am at Mobor monitoring the situation," Lolienkar said, while informing The Goan that power supply to the Mobor area will be restored later in the night. When The Goan contacted Colva police station in-charge Filomena Costa to shed light on the power breakdown at Mobor due to alleged negligence by the cellular company workers, he said the police has asked the company officials to appear before the police station on Monday with all necessary permissions and documents.
"This is a serious matter since the entire Mobor area is plunged in darkness since Saturday. I have asked the company officials to submit all the relevant documents pertaining to drilling of the road," PI Costa said.
Making matters worse for the power department was the fact the underground power cable was found damaged at least three places along a 35-meter long stretch. Senior power officials, including Executive Engineer Santosh Lolienkar, Assistant engineer Kudalkar and other line staff descended at Mobor on Sunday morning to take stock of the situation. While Lolienkar told The Goan in the morning that the linesmen has detected as many as three faults along the stretch where drilling work was underway since the last few days, power could not be restored till 7 pm as one more fault was detected along the stretch.
Left with no option and with tempers running high with the consumers forced to go without power supply for over 24 hours in the tourist village, Lolienkar said the department took the decision to replace the 35 meter stretch of the cable. "Work on restoration of the power supply is underway in full speed. I am at Mobor monitoring the situation," Lolienkar said, while informing The Goan that power supply to the Mobor area will be restored later in the night. When The Goan contacted Colva police station in-charge Filomena Costa to shed light on the power breakdown at Mobor due to alleged negligence by the cellular company workers, he said the police has asked the company officials to appear before the police station on Monday with all necessary permissions and documents.
"This is a serious matter since the entire Mobor area is plunged in darkness since Saturday. I have asked the company officials to submit all the relevant documents pertaining to drilling of the road," PI Costa said.
