Several localities in Bareilly will face power cuts on Saturday as the electricity department is carrying out repair and maintenance work on power substations and power lines. The affected areas include Didipuram, Durganagar, Mission Compound, Civil Lines, Qutubkhana, Sindhunagar, Kirti Nagar, Model Town and Brahmpura.
The maintenance work will be done on 33 KV lines of Durga Nagar and Deen Dayal Puram sub-centres from 10 am to 3 pm, yard maintenance work will be done at Mission Compound Electricity Sub Station from 2 pm to 4 pm, pruning of tree branches and repair of power lines will be done from 9 am to 12 noon under the Smart City project, and maintenance work will be done on the 33 KV power line of Harungala Power Substation from 10 am to 2 pm.
Jogi Nawada, City Station, Chaupula Road, Malukpur, Biharipur, Sadar Bazaar, BI Bazaar, Veerangana Chowk, Khurram Gautia, Semal Kheda, Sufi Tola, Baljati, Shahjahanpur Road Smart City and some other areas will also witness power cuts on Saturday that may cause several challenges to locals in performing in their day to day works.
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The electricity department officials have also started a campaign against defaulters of electricity bills of more than Rs 5,000. If the bills exceed Rs 5,000, the connections of the concerned consumers are disconnected. A campaign to disconnect connections was conducted in Kasai Tola and Qazi Tola areas recently.
The power cuts have caused inconvenience to the residents in the urban areas. On Friday, there was a power cut for about four hours in the Fatehganj Western and Mirganj areas. Apart from this, there was a power cut in Harungala, Mahanagar, Tulasherpur, Vishnudham, Suncity, Peer Bahoda, Badi Vihar, Mahanagar Colony, Ashutosh City, Jagatpur and Satipur areas.
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The residents have demanded that the electricity department should complete the repair and maintenance work as soon as possible and ensure a regular power supply.