Kukatpally rain disrupts power supply across Hyderabad
HYDERABAD: A brief spell of rain disrupted power supply across multiple areas in the city, raising concerns over system preparedness ahead of the monsoon.
Despite frequent maintenance works and expenditure of crores to improve supply, the recent wind and rain exposed gaps in infrastructure. Both consumers and electricity department officials faced difficulties as outages persisted for several hours.
Wind and rain damage poles, halt supply for hours
Power supply was severely affected in areas under Kukatpally, Kondapur, Gachibowli and Boinpally divisions of the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL). The rain, accompanied by strong winds around 5 pm on Sunday, led to the collapse of nearly 10 electricity poles, including four to five control units.
While only a few trees fell, several branches got entangled in power lines, disrupting supply. The issue was reported across multiple localities, not confined to a single area, making restoration more difficult.
Power outages lasting five to six hours caused inconvenience to residents in over 20 colonies and settlements, including Kukatpally village, Venkatravu Nagar, Seshadri Nagar, Devi Nagar, Ramayya Nagar, Mythri Nagar, Vivekananda Nagar Colony, AS Raju Nagar, Allwyn Colony, KPHB Colony, Balaji Nagar, Balanagar, Fatehnagar, Old Boinpally and Hasmathpet.
Supply, which stopped around 5 pm, resumed only after 10 pm in many areas. In Mythri Nagar, low voltage supply continued till Monday morning.
Consumers face outages, question preparedness for monsoon
Residents expressed concern that if such disruption occurs due to one spell of rain and brief winds, the situation during the five-month monsoon season starting June could worsen.
Consumers urged TSSPDCL officials to treat the incident as a warning and take corrective measures at the ground level. Officials have been visiting colonies under the ‘Basti Bata’ programme in recent months, but residents demanded accountability for the latest disruptions.
With about one-and-a-half months left for the monsoon, demands have emerged for immediate steps to strengthen power infrastructure and ensure uninterrupted supply.
