Power restored in affected Dimapur areas after 48-hour outage caused by sub-station fault; Railways supplied emergency water
DIMAPUR — Power supply to several parts of Dimapur was restored on Monday evening, more than 48 hours after a major technical fault at the 33/11 kV, 10 MVA Supermarket sub-station plunged the affected areas into darkness and disrupted water supply.
The outage began on the morning of July 11 after a transformer at the sub-station developed a major technical fault, leaving residents without electricity for over two days.
The affected areas included Half Nagarjan, Netaji colony, Police colony, Bank colony, Ura Villa, the Circuit House area and the Supermarket (Naga Shopping Arcade) area. The prolonged outage left many residents with sleepless nights and forced them to make alternative arrangements to meet their water needs.
Speaking to Eastern Mirror, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of Dimapur Electrical Sub-Division-II, L Akumtoshi, said that the department of Power worked round the clock to restore supply.
"The team worked until 1 am on Monday and resumed work at 5 am. Power was finally restored at around 6 pm," he informed.
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Following the restoration, the engineer appealed to consumers to use electricity judiciously, particularly during the summer months. He said that excessive power consumption during peak hours leads to overloading and urged consumers to avoid operating multiple high-load electrical appliances simultaneously, as this can overload the system and damage equipment.
He also thanked the public for their patience and cooperation during the more than two-day restoration exercise.
Meanwhile, with the prolonged outage triggering water shortages in several localities, the Northeast Frontier Railways, which is undertaking the redevelopment of Dimapur Railway Station, supplied water to residents of Netaji colony for two days, helping ease the crisis.