SRINAGAR, May 5 -- A spokesperson for the Jammu & Kashmir Power Development Department (JKPDD) provided an update on the damage to the region's power infrastructure and its consequent effect on the power supply, following the catastrophic incident of land subsidence in district Ramban on the evening of April 25th, 2024.
The severity of the situation was significant, rendering the affected areas inaccessible.
Despite the challenges posed by the incident, emergency restoration works were promptly initiated by both PDD's and PGCIL's restoration teams. As per the initial reports, four vital links involving two Double Circuit (D/C) transmission lines, owned by PGCIL, connecting the Kashmir Valley to the Northern Grid through Peer Top route (Ja...