SRINAGAR: Several areas of Kashmir, including parts of Srinagar and south Kashmir, will face scheduled power shutdowns on different dates between October 24 and November 9 due to maintenance work on grid stations and transmission lines, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has said.
According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, power supply to Kokernag, Soaf, Sagam, Bidder, Dooru, Nowgam, Chowgund, Qammer Hiller, Sadiwara, Verinag, Vailoo, Dandipora, Hiller, Shankerpora, Larkipora, Aarkashipora and adjoining areas will remain affected from 10 am to 2 pm on October 24 due to the shutdown of the 132/33 kV Grid Station Lisser.
In Srinagar, power supply to Allochibagh, Bulbulbagh Bund and adjoining areas will be affected from 9 am to 3 pm on October 24 due to the shutdown of the 33 kV GIS Tengpora Grid Exhibition (Tapline) Allochibagh Bund portion. The same day, the shutdown of the 33 kV GIS Tengpora KP Bagh line will affect Jawahar Nagar, Mehjoor Nagar, Soiteng, KP Bagh, Rajbagh, Gogjibagh, Zero Bridge, Kursoo Rajbagh and adjoining areas during the same hours.
On October 26, the shutdown of the 33 kV GIS Tengpora Grid Exhibition line will affect HSHS Market, Batamaloo, PCR, Baranpather, Firdousabad and adjoining areas from 9 am to 3 pm.
On October 27, power supply to Bagh-i-Mehtab, Gopalpora, Kralpora, Mochwa and adjoining areas will be affected from 9 am to 3 pm due to the shutdown of the 33 kV Rawalpora Bagh-i-Mehtab Budshah Nagar line. The shutdown of the 33 kV Rawalpora Chanapora line will also affect Chanapora, Lalnagar, Nowgam, Natipora and Budshahnagar during the same period.
On October 28, the shutdown of the 33 kV Rawalpora Rangreth line will affect Rangreth, Wanbal, Kralpora, Gogo, Yayil and adjoining areas from 9 am to 3 pm. The shutdown of the 33 kV Rawalpora Air Force line will affect Peerbagh, Tawheed Bagh, Alamdar Colony, Milat Abad, Green Avenue, Nadroo, PHQ Humhama, Humhama Heights, Sheikhpora, Friends Colony, Hyderpora and adjoining areas during the same hours.
Further shutdowns are scheduled for November 4, when power supply to Silk Factory, Allochibagh, Rambagh, Cargo, Tulsibagh and adjoining areas will be affected from 9 am to 3 pm due to maintenance on the 33 kV Rawalpora Silk Factory line. The shutdown of the 33 kV GIS Tengpora Narkara line on the same day will affect Narkara, Galwanpora, Gangbugh, Shah Anwar Colony, Gulbahar Colony, Westend Colony and adjoining areas during the same hours.
On November 7, the shutdown of the 33 kV Bemina-KP Bagh line will affect Rakh-i-Arth, Sabdan and adjoining areas from 9 am to 3 pm. The 33 kV Bemina Exhibition line shutdown will affect Hamdania Colony, Nundresh Colony, Batamaloo, Moominabad, Batamaloo Market, Sir Syedabad, Bemina Complex and adjoining areas during the same period.
On November 8, power supply to Moominabad, Batamaloo Ada, Lower Court and adjoining areas will be affected from 9 am to 3 pm due to the shutdown of the 33 kV GIS Tengpora Court line.
A further shutdown of the 33 kV Rawalpora Rangreth line is scheduled for November 9, from 9 am to 2 pm, affecting Rangreth, Wanbal, Kralpora, Gogo, Yayil and adjoining areas.
