Strong winds uproot trees, disrupt power supply in Nurpur
Our Correspondent
NURPUR, MAY 21
Strong winds and heavy showers last night brought down the day temperature in lower Kangra areas today but they also disrupted electricity and water supply here. Winds uprooted trees at several places, damaging High Tension (HT) and Low Tension (LT) power supply cables. The electricity supply remained suspended in the area last night. It was restored by field employees of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd (HPSEBL) this noon. The failure of electricity supply also affected the water supply in the town.
HPSEBL Nurpur division Executive Engineer Zafar Iqbal said strong winds uprooted trees which snapped power cables in Nurpur, Suliali, Kotla and Damtal sections. He said tree felling damaged power supply lines at three locations in Damtal, one in Nurpur, two in Suliali and one in Bhadwar disrupted electricity supply in these power feeders.
Meanwhile, the kutcha house of Suresh Kumar of Sutrahad village in Bhaleta gram panchayat in Nurpur was also damaged. The revenue department’s field staff has assessed the loss and submitted its report to the local revenue authorities. Meanwhile, the storm has caused extensive damage to mango and litchi crops in Nurpur area. Kamal Sheel Negi, Deputy Director, Horticulture, Kangra, said the fruit loss in Nurpur horticulture block has been reported to over Rs four lakh.
