The electrical energy provide to affected areas, nonetheless, was restored inside 15 minutes.
New Delhi:
Energy distribution firms on Saturday had a tricky time coping with instances of energy failure because of the festive kite flying throughout town on Independence Day.
A complete of 31 kite flying-related trippings have been reported from totally different areas by BSES discoms BYPL and BRPL, and Tata Energy Delhi Distribution Restricted (TPDDL), discom spokespersons stated.
“There have been a complete of 15 kite flying-related trippings in BSES areas this 12 months from totally different locations together with Najafgargh, Nangloi, R Okay Puram, areas close to Siri Fort, Mukherjee Park, Karol Bagh and others,” stated a BSES spokesperson.
The electrical energy provide to affected areas, nonetheless, was restored inside 15 minutes, he stated.
With a lot of folks, particularly younger youngsters indulging in kite flying on the day, 9 instances of trippings have been reported from TPDDL areas by four.30 PM, an organization spokesperson stated.
The variety of instances of energy tripping because of metallic or glass powder-coated threads entangling in energy transmission traces rose to 22 by 7.30 PM, he stated.
“One 33 KV grid, two 66/33 KV circuits and one energy transformer additionally tripped. These 22 trippings affected energy provide to roughly 5,600 shoppers. Our workforce is engaged on a conflict footing to revive the provision on the earliest,” he stated.
Probably the most affected areas are Narela, Bawana, Sant Nagar, Gulabi Bagh, Shastri Nagar, Mangeram Park, Hardev Park, Krishan Vihar, Vijay Vihar and sectors 28 and 29 in Rohini, he stated.
The discoms had earlier issued advisories urging folks to not use metallic powder-coated kite strings (manjha) and keep away from flying kites close to electrical installations, throughout Raksha Bandhan and Independence Day.
This 12 months, the folks have been requested to be additional cautious because of the ongoing pandemic as an entanglement of metallic kite strings might interrupt energy provide to hospitals and different important providers leading to inconvenience to all,” stated the TPDDL spokesperson.
In keeping with estimates, tripping of 1 33/66 KV overhead line can disrupt energy provide to over 10,000 residents of an space and tripping of a single 11 KV line to over 2,500 residents, he stated.
Final 12 months, there have been round 12 situations of kite flying-related trappings in TPDDLT areas, he added.
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