Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], June 12 (ANI): There will be no waiver on electricity bills for people in Maharashtra, clarified State Energy Minister Nitin Raut on Friday, asserting that the bills have to be paid.
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Cyclone Tauktae aftermath: Even after two days, people continue to face power outages in MMR region
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Two days after Cyclone Tauktae struck, people still do not have electricity in many parts of Mumbai, especially in its metropolitan region. The different areas in MMR faced power outages for more than 24-36 hours.
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) authorities received 45 lakh plus complaints across the state of which there were more than 15 lakh consumers in MMR who were affected by power outages.
There was damage to 188 substations, 1095 feeders, and 2600 electric poles from this cyclone. âAs our network is over-ground the damage was severe due to the cyclone. Covid-19 pandemic has also prevented us from putting in place large number of manpower for the restoration work,â said an official from MSEDCL.
Electricity yet to be restored in 24 villages in Raigad
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Two days after Cyclone Tuktae hit Raigad district, around 24,164 people in 24 villages are still in the dark though Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) officials are working on a war footing to restore power supply.
The district has a total of 1,960 villages and during the cyclone, the MSEDCL had disconnected electricity for security reasons. Around 168 high tension poles and 426 low tension poles were uprooted.
As per the preliminary report of the district administration, Alibaug, Srivardhan, Mhasla and Poldapur talukas suffered maximum damage.
While Cyclone Nisarga had last year wreaked havoc within four hours with a wind speed of 150 kmph, Tuktae remained in force for more than 24 hours with a wind speed of around 60 kmph.
Updated Mar 17, 2021 | 18:38 IST
New Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Kumar Nagrale has served in the Mumbai Police as well as the CBI in the past. Hemant Kumar Nagrale | Photo Credit: ANI
Mumbai: India Police Service officer Hemant Kumar Nagrale, currently Director General of Police in Maharashtra with additional charge, has been appointed as the Mumbai Police Commissioner.
Nagrale replaces Param Bir Singh, who has been transferred amidst the ongoing probe into the Antilia (industrialist Mukesh Ambani s multi-storey residence) bomb scare case.
Nagrale was given the additional charge of Maharashtra DGP earlier this year in January after incumbent Subodh Jaiswal was appointed the Director General of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). Nagrale was then serving as DG (Technical and Legal).