Mescom suffers ₹11.73 crore loss during pre-monsoon rain and wind

Pre-monsoon winds and rainfall person damaged Mangalore Electricity Supply institution Ltd., (Mescom) assets to a tune of ₹11.73 crore, including energy poles and transformers.

MESCOM successful a merchandise present said from April 1 to June 1, extended harm was caused by upwind and rainfall successful Chikkamagaluru and Dakshina Kannada districts. In Dakshina Kannada, assets worthy ₹318.66 lakh were damaged and successful Chikkamagaluru district, assets worthy ₹321.4 lakh were damaged. While Udupi territory witnessed assets harm to a tune of ₹221.62 lakh, Shivamogga territory saw harm to a tune of ₹312 lakh.

During the period, 8,147 electrical poles were damaged owed to upwind and rainfall successful the 4 districts nether the jurisdiction of Mescom. The maximum fig of poles, 2,797, were successful Shivamogga district, followed by 2,438 successful Dakshina Kannada, 1,031 successful Udupi and 881 poles successful Chikkamagaluru district. The damaged electrical poles person been replaced, Mescom said.

Similarly, a full of 12 powerfulness transformers were damaged successful Dakshina Kannada and 17 successful Shivamogga district.

In addition, 228.05 km of powerfulness lines were damaged, including 121.9 km successful Dakshina Kannada district, 11.7 km successful Udupi, 37.62 km successful Chikkamagaluru and 56.83 km successful Shivamogga district. Damaged lines and transformers were repaired.