Discom officials visit remote hilltop tribal village

A squad of officials from the discom APEPDCL connected Thursday walked to the hilltop colony of Dibbalapadu of Anantagiri mandal successful ASR district. This village, location to 8 tribal families, doesn’t person roadworthy connectivity oregon powerfulness supply.

The colony had much families successful the past, but immoderate near it aft tigers strayed into Dibbalapadu successful 2023. The families remaining successful the colony had apprised the EPDCL CMD of their problems during the ‘Dial your CMD’ programme connected Monday.

Assistant Engineer K. Srinivasa Rao and Line Inspector M. Tirupati Rao trekked 6 km up the elevation to scope the village, according to Kosuru Appalaswamy and K. Appanna Dora, who guided the officials up the hill. The EPDCL officials told the villagers that they would nonstop a study to the higher officials.