John Wilbert & Saurabh Singh
Port Blair, July 05: The people of RGT road, Machi Line and adjoining areas today witnessed nearly four hours long of power cut from morning 09:00 AM to 1:00 PM. People also witnessed low voltage and power fluctuation issues.
Oflate power cuts are common everyday as people of Port Blair city are witnessing power cuts daily for seven to eight times but today the power cut was for continuous four hours.
People of South Andaman often sought answers from the officials of the Electricity Department on this issue but they received disappointments.
When Andaman Sheekha Daily contacted a senior officer in the Electricity Department regarding the power cut in RGT road, MachiLine and adjoining areas, the officer informed that there was a fault in (RMU) Ring Main Unit near MazarPahad which typically takes more time to detect and because it was close to sea shore area it was completely rusted. Therefore, it took nearly 03 hours to open the unit and rectify it and restore the electricity supply.
“Due to this problem transformers of Sinclair hotel area, MazarPahad 02 and 03, South Point, JNRM, Machi Line and RGT areas were shut down which was the reason behind this long power cut,” the official added.
